HMS Persian (1839)
HMS "Persian" was a sixteen-gun built for the Royal Navy during the 1830s. Description. "Persian" had a length at the gundeck of and at the keel. She had a beam of , a draught of and a depth of hold of . The ship's tonnage was 483 tons burthen. The "Acorn" class was initially armed with a pair of 32-pounder guns and fourteen 32-pounder carronades. The armament was later changed to four 32-pounder cannon and a dozen 32-pounder carronades. The ships had a crew of 110–30 officers and ratings. Construction and career. "Persian , the second ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy, was ordered on 31 December 1835, laid down in May 1838 at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 7 October 1839. She was completed on 28 April 1840 at Plymouth Dockyard and commissioned on 23 February of that year. HMS Persian (1839) HMS Persian" was a sixteen-gun built for the Royal Navy during the 1830s. Description. "Persian" had a length at the gundeck of and at the keel. She had a beam of , a draught of and a depth of hold of . The ship's tonnage was