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HMS Porpoise (1798)

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47: 214:. A "garden cabin" 6 ft (1.8 m) by 12 ft (3.7 m) feet was built on the quarterdeck of the ship. After several abortive attempts to reach Australia the ship was condemned as unseaworthy, and the garden was transferred to the new 376:"Porpoise Sloop's Quarterdeck, showing the manner in which the Garden Cabbin [sic] was fitted with Boxes, agreeable to Sir Joseph Banks's desire for the reception of Plants to be sent to Port Jackson" 313: 273: 375: 413: 392:
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The ship was to carry a collection of trees and plants to Australia for
203:. The Navy commissioned her in July 1798 under Lieutenant Walter Scott. 256: 254: 252: 195:was built as a storeship to a commercial design by 228:in 1799 and sold her in 1802 at the end of the 8: 135:96 ft 2 in (29.3 m) (overall) 138:76 ft 10 in (23.4 m) (keel) 260: 199:, launched in 1798 and purchased by the 19:For other ships with the same name, see 248: 181:later replaced some or all of the guns 31: 43: 7: 197:John Henslow (Surveyor of the Navy) 378:. State Library of New South Wales 14: 240:describe her as an "armed ship". 210:and they were tended on board by 156:12 ft 0 in (3.7 m) 148:28 ft 2 in (8.6 m) 45: 72:24 November 1797 (established) 1: 80:Hill & Mellish, Limehouse 414:Storeships of the Royal Navy 435: 321:Warship Histories, vol xii 18: 281:Warship Histories, vol ix 230:French Revolutionary Wars 112: 38: 34: 394:National Maritime Museum 325:National Maritime Museum 285:National Maritime Museum 234:National Maritime Museum 113:General characteristics 314:"NMM, vessel ID 383513" 274:"NMM, vessel ID 373586" 356:Winfield, Rif (2008). 224:The Navy renamed her 174:10 × 6-pounder guns 398:Warship Histories 396:, as part of the 232:. Records in the 187: 186: 426: 387: 385: 383: 371: 344: 343: 341: 339: 334:on 2 August 2011 333: 327:. Archived from 318: 310: 304: 303: 301: 299: 294:on 2 August 2011 293: 287:. Archived from 278: 270: 264: 258: 208:Sir Joseph Banks 100:(5 January 1799) 53: 50: 49: 48: 32: 434: 433: 429: 428: 427: 425: 424: 423: 404: 403: 381: 379: 374: 368: 355: 352: 347: 337: 335: 331: 316: 312: 311: 307: 297: 295: 291: 276: 272: 271: 267: 261:Winfield (2008) 259: 250: 246: 51: 46: 44: 28: 17: 12: 11: 5: 432: 430: 422: 421: 416: 406: 405: 389: 388: 372: 366: 351: 348: 346: 345: 305: 265: 263:, p. 397. 247: 245: 242: 185: 184: 183: 182: 175: 170: 166: 165: 162: 158: 157: 154: 150: 149: 146: 142: 141: 140: 139: 136: 131: 127: 126: 119: 115: 114: 110: 109: 106: 102: 101: 94: 90: 89: 86: 82: 81: 78: 74: 73: 70: 66: 65: 59: 55: 54: 41: 40: 36: 35: 16:1798 storeship 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 431: 420: 417: 415: 412: 411: 409: 402: 401: 399: 395: 377: 373: 369: 363: 359: 354: 353: 349: 330: 326: 322: 315: 309: 306: 290: 286: 282: 275: 269: 266: 262: 257: 255: 253: 249: 243: 241: 239: 235: 231: 227: 222: 220: 219: 213: 212:George Suttor 209: 204: 202: 198: 194: 193: 180: 176: 173: 172: 171: 168: 167: 163: 160: 159: 155: 153:Depth of hold 152: 151: 147: 144: 143: 137: 134: 133: 132: 129: 128: 124: 120: 117: 116: 111: 107: 104: 103: 99: 95: 92: 91: 87: 84: 83: 79: 76: 75: 71: 68: 67: 64: 60: 57: 56: 52:Great Britain 42: 37: 33: 30: 26: 22: 391: 390: 380:. Retrieved 360:. Seaforth. 357: 336:. Retrieved 329:the original 320: 308: 296:. Retrieved 289:the original 280: 268: 237: 225: 223: 217: 205: 191: 189: 188: 118:Tons burthen 97: 62: 29: 25:HMS Diligent 21:HMS Porpoise 382:31 December 177:12-pounder 88:16 May 1798 419:1798 ships 408:Categories 367:1861762461 350:References 201:Royal Navy 179:carronades 161:Complement 244:Citations 216:HMS  108:Sold 1802 400:project. 238:Diligent 226:Diligent 218:Porpoise 192:Porpoise 169:Armament 98:Diligent 85:Launched 63:Porpoise 338:30 July 298:30 July 93:Renamed 77:Builder 69:Ordered 39:History 364:  130:Length 332:(PDF) 317:(PDF) 292:(PDF) 277:(PDF) 121:324 ( 384:2015 362:ISBN 340:2011 300:2011 236:for 190:HMS 145:Beam 105:Fate 96:HMS 61:HMS 58:Name 23:and 410:: 323:. 319:. 283:. 279:. 251:^ 221:. 164:33 123:bm 386:. 370:. 342:. 302:. 125:) 27:.

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HMS Porpoise
HMS Diligent
bm
carronades
John Henslow (Surveyor of the Navy)
Royal Navy
Sir Joseph Banks
George Suttor
HMS Porpoise
French Revolutionary Wars
National Maritime Museum



Winfield (2008)
"NMM, vessel ID 373586"
National Maritime Museum
the original
"NMM, vessel ID 383513"
National Maritime Museum
the original
ISBN
1861762461
"Porpoise Sloop's Quarterdeck, showing the manner in which the Garden Cabbin [sic] was fitted with Boxes, agreeable to Sir Joseph Banks's desire for the reception of Plants to be sent to Port Jackson"
National Maritime Museum
Warship Histories
Categories
Storeships of the Royal Navy
1798 ships

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