Challenger HMS wreck
6th rate frigate, armament; upper deck twenty 32-pounders, quarter deck six 18-pounders, forecastle two 9-pounders. Finally wrecked on the west coast of Chile in 1835.
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Country Built UK
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Port Built Portsmouth
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When Built 1826
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Length 38.40
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Beam 10.10
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Draft 2.70
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Engine N
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TONA 603.00
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When Lost 1829/04/25
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Where Lost Between Carnac and Garden Island
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Sunk Code Refloated
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Port From England
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Port To Swan Riuer
Museum Reference
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wreck Challenger HMS
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Protected Federal
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Found N
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Inspected N
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Confidential NO
Artefact information
| wreck | Challenger HMS |
|---|---|
| When Lost | 1829/04/25 |
| Protected | Federal |
| Found | N |
| Inspected | N |
| Where Lost | Between Carnac and Garden Island |
| Engine | N |
| TONA | 603.00 |
| Country Built | UK |
| Port Built | Portsmouth |
| When Built | 1826 |
| Port Registered | Portsmouth |
| Length | 38.40 |
| Beam | 10.10 |
| Draft | 2.70 |
| Crew | 160 |
| Sunk Code | Refloated |
| Port From | England |
| Port To | Swan Riuer |
| Cargo | Store |
| Master | Captain C.H. Fremantle |
| Comments | 6th rate frigate, armament; upper deck twenty 32-pounders, quarter deck six 18-pounders, forecastle two 9-pounders. Finally wrecked on the west coast of Chile in 1835. |
| Sources | C.H. Fremantle, Diary and Letters of Admiral Sir C.H. Fremantle |
| Confidential | NO |
| URL | http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/wrecks/challenger-hms |