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| Name | Rolla (1829) | Explanation | |
| Type | Brig-sloop | ||
| Launched | 10 December 1829 | ||
| Hull | Wooden | ||
| Propulsion | Sail | ||
| Builders measure | 231 tons | ||
| Displacement | |||
| Guns | 10 | ||
| Fate | 1868 | ||
| Class | Cherokee | ||
| Ships book | |||
| Note | |||
| Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| 11 November 1833 - 18 November 1837 | Commanded (until paying off) by Lieutenant Frederick Henry Hastings Glasse, west coast of Africa | ||
| 20 September 1838 - 18 October 1842 | Commanded by Lieutenant Charles Hall, Cape of Good Hope & Coast of Africa | ||
| (January 1843) | Out of commission at Chatham | ||
| 21 December 1844 - 9 November 1846 | Commanded by Commander John Simpson, west coast of Africa | ||
| 18 November 1846 | Commanded by Commander Hugh Myddelton Ellicombe, west coast of Canada | ||
| 30 December 1853 | Commanded by Lieutenant William Henry Fenwick, tender to Victory, Portsmouth | ||
| 20 September 1856 - 3 December 1862 | Commanded by Lieutenant Charles Gudgeon Nelson, Portsmouth, apprentices training brig (with Prince Alfred as occasional pupil), tender to Victory then (1 January 1862) tender to St Vincent | ||
| Extracts from the Times newspaper | |||
| Date | Extract | ||
| Sa 8 December 1849 | Portsmouth, Dec. 6. In Port and Fitting In the Harbour. - The Victory and Illustrious flag-ships, the Excellent gunnery ship; the Blenheim steam-guard-ship; the Eurydice, stripping to pay off; the Contest, fitting out; the Rolla apprentices' brig, laying up for the winter; the Fairy and Elfin, and Portsmouth yachts; the Flamer packet from Holyhead, and the Echo tug.In Dock. - The Britannia, 120; the Dauntless, 24; the Fantome, 16; the Lily, 16; the Fox, 42; the Devastation, and the Birkenhead steam frigates. In the Basin. - The Princess Charlotte, 104; the Actaeon, 26; and the Sprightly and the Bee steam-vessels. In the Steam Basin, - The Ajax, 60; the Penelope, 22; the Sidon, 26; the Victoria and Albert royal yacht; the Urgent , the Pike, the Asp, and the Blazer. Building. - The Royal Frederick, 120 [subsequently cancelled and later completed as Frederick William]; the Prince of Wales, 120; the Princess Royal, 90; the Argus, and the Furious steam sloops. | ||
| Sa 9 March 1850 | Portsmouth, Friday. In Port and Fitting In Harbour. - The Victory, Illustrious, Blenheim, Excellent, Rolla, Fairy, Fanny, and Echo.In Dock. - The St Vincent, Winchester, Fox, Fantome, and Penelope. In the Basin. - The Lily. In the Steam-Basin. - The Blazer, Birkenhead, Pike, Asp, Flamer, Comet, Elfin, Victoria and Albert, Hecate, and Termagant. | ||
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