HMS Imperieuse (1852)
For other ships with the same name, see HMS Imperieuse.
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| Name: | HMS Imperieuse |
| Builder: | Deptford Dockyard |
| Launched: | 15 September 1852 |
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| Fate: | Sold, March 1867 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Steam frigate |
| Tons burthen: | 2,358 tons bm |
| Length: | 148 ft 6 in (45.26 m) |
| Beam: | 39 ft 6 in (12.04 m) |
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HMS Imperieuse (1852) was a wooden screw steam frigate launched in 1852.[1] From 1854 the ship served in the Baltic Sea during the Crimean War.[2]
In January 1860 she arrived at Hong Kong on the East Indies and China Station, where she remained for the next two years, operating off the coast of China during the Second Anglo-Chinese War.[3]
The ship was sold in March 1867.[1]
References
- 1 2 King, Ian M. (2011). "HMS Imperieuse (1852)". britainsnavy.co.uk. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- ↑ King, Ian M. (2011). "Baltic 1854-55". britainsnavy.co.uk. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- ↑ Benyon, P. (2011). "HMS Imperieuse". Naval Database. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
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