Name | Fawn (1840) | Explanation | |
Type | Brigantine | ||
Acquired | May 1840 | ||
Hull | Wooden | ||
Propulsion | Sail | ||
Builders measure | 169 tons | ||
Displacement | |||
Guns | 6 | ||
Fate | 18?? | ||
Class | |||
Ships book | |||
Note | ex-slaver Caroline. 1842 tank vessel. 1846.05 sold Natal Colonial Government | ||
Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
Date | Event | ||
3 November 1839 | Commanded by Lieutenant commander John Foote, South America | ||
(October 1843) | Tank vessel at Cape of Good Hope |