Hms Challenger
Eight
ships
of the British
Royal Navy
have been named
HMS ''Challenger
, most famously the
survey vessel
Challenger
that carried the
Challenger'' expedition from
1872
to
1876
.
The first
Challenger
was a 16-gun
brig-sloop
launched in
1806
and captured by the French in
1811
.
The second
Challenger
was an 18-gun
brig-sloop
launched in
1813
and later used as a
store hulk
before being sold in
1824
.
The third
Challenger
was a 28-gun
6th rate
launched in
1826
and wrecked off
Chile
in
1835
.
The fourth
Challenger
was to have been an 18-gun
corvette
of 810 tons; the ship was ordered from
Chatham Dockyard
in
1845
, but cancelled in
1848
.
The fifth
Challenger
was a
screw corvette
launched in
1858
, converted to a survey ship in
1872
in preparation for her famous voyage, hulked in
1880
, and sold in
1921
.
The sixth
Challenger
was a
2nd class cruiser
in service from
1902
to
1920
.
The seventh
Challenger
was a
survey ship
launched in
1931
and broken up
1954
.
The eighth
Challenger
, the RN's first purpose built ship for support of saturation diving missions, was launched in
1981
and sold in
1993
.
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