Thread: HMS Cressy - c.1850 ~ c.1861

Greenman22

Hi, I am trying to find information on HMS Cressy - c.1850 ~ c.1861. She was a 3rd rate ship of the line, with I believe 80 guns on three decks. Sadly this is all the information I have on her.
Does anyone know anymore about her? Please note: this is not the same 'HMS Cressy' that was sunk at the Battle of Jutland!
If you can help I am trying to find any information on her like, size etc and any drawings or pictures of her or any of her sisiter 3rd rate ships of the line.

Andy
Greenman22

The Lady Marion

Hello Greenmann22
There is some info out there if you Google search.

This is what I found..And some links

Unarmoured wooden screw warships of the Royal Navy



Theres also this link

HMS Cressy 1850 186 in the Free Online Encyclopedia


And..

Find HMS Cressy 1850 186


In Addition

Cressy Launch 1853Two-decker80 Guns Fate 1861.1867converted on the stocks


William Loney RN - Background
Home-Loney-Background-The Royal Navy all Mid-Victorian RN ships
The table below (a subset of my main dataset) lists the principal unarmoured wooden screw warships of the Royal Navy.
Follow the links in the Name column for more details of the ship (origins of these names), and a potted summary of her career, and extracts from (generally the "Naval and Military Intelligence" column of) the Times newspaper.
Launch: for ships converted to the screw after launching as a sailing ship dates between (....) are the year of undocking after conversion (or completion if the date of undocking is unknown); the date of launching as a sailing (or, in the case of Phoenix, as a paddle) ship is given in the Note column.
Type: in 1862 and again in 1876 groups of sloops were reclassified as corvettes (but both designations are to found for these vessels in contemporary literature for a considerable period thereafter).
Class: early in the period ships of the same (nominal) class sometimes showed quite considerable differences; authorities do not always agree on the allocation of early ships to classes, or on the name ship of the class.
Guns: initial number of guns; authorities quite often differ on this; this armament was frequently changed (generally to a smaller number of larger guns).
Last: year of paying off after last full commission for sea or coastguard service (i.e. not as stationary harbour flagship, training ship etc.); '-' = never in full commission.
Fate: year of (sale for) breaking up or of loss.
Note: "Converted on the stocks" implies a change to design for the screw at any time between laying of the keel and launching.


Regards Marion

Greenman22

Thank you Marion,
For the reply, The top link I did have once, but, I am glad you sent it again. My GG Grandfather was on board Cressy under Captain Thomas Harvey, at the time of the 1861 census. It stated that they were in the Mediterranean.
The nearest I have come to a picture is a photo of the ships figure head, outside the brakers yard in London c: 1890. I'd still like to trace the ships records (via TNA @KEW) and if possible any photo's or drawings of the ship. Thanks again for the information and links.

Andy
Greenman22

The Lady Marion

Your Welcome. I typed in Captain Thomas Harvery HMS Cressey and this came up. Same site as before.

Home Loney home Life & career Documents Album Ships Portrait Uniform Background Search this site William Loney RN - Background
Home-Loney-Background-The Royal NavyBrowse mid-Victorian RN vessels: A; B; C; D; E - F; G - H; I - L; M; N - P; Q - R; S; T - U; V - Z; ??
NameCressyExplanationType3rd rateTypeTwo-deckerLaunched21 July 1853Converted to screw on the stocksHullWoodenLength198 feetPropulsionScrewMen750Builders meas.....


I am going to see if you have supplied you home email as there is so much more to the above.

Regards Marion

Greenman22