HMS Falcon

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Falcon, 1847
Type: Steam Sloop ; Armament 9
Launched : 1847 ; Disposal date or year : 1851
Notes:

11 Sep 1846 the " Falcon," ordered to be converted as a duplicate of the "Encounter."

20 Dec 1848 Pembroke Building.

21 Jul and 22 Sep 1851 From the memoranda of the Superintendent of Pembroke portions of the frames of the "Enchantress," the " Falcon," and the "Harrier" No. 1, then lying in Pembroke Dockyard in a converted state, were ordered to be appropriated for building the "Swallow" of 484 tons, the "Ariel" of 486 tons, the "Harrier" No. 2, of 747 tons, and the "Cura�oa" of 1,569 tons.