HMS Acheron (1838)
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hms-acheron-1838-285-4294884
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HMS Acheron (1838)
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HMS Acheron was the last Hermes-class wooden paddle sloop ordered for the Royal Navy. She was launched at Sheerness in 1838. She spent two commissions in the Mediterranean before being reclassed as a survey ship in 1847. Between 1848 and 1851 she made a coastal survey of New Zealand, the first such survey since Captain Cook. She was paid off at Sydney and was tender to HMS Calliope. She was sold at Sydney in 1855. Acheron was the second named vessel since it was used for an 8-gun Bomb, purchased
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Sloop of the Royal Navy
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Acheron_(1838)
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2022-12-18T17:55:22Z
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