- HMS Sutlej (1855)
HMS "Sutlej" was a "Constance" class 50-gun
fourth rate frigate of theRoyal Navy .The class was designed by Sir
William Symonds in 1843, and were the largest sailing frigates built for the Navy. "Sutlej" was ordered fromPembroke Dockyard on26 March 1845 , laid down in August 1847 and launched on17 April 1855 . She was then laid up in ordinary atPortsmouth , before being converted to a screw frigate between 1859 and 1860. She was undocked on26 March 1860 . She had a brief career as an active navy ship.She was commanded from her commissioning by Captain Matthew Connolly, spending time in the
Pacific in 1864 as theflagship of Rear-Admiral John Kingcome. She was commanded by Captain Trevenen Penrose Coode from 1867, and was the flagship of Rear-AdmiralJoseph Denman . She then returned to Britain for paying off. "Sutlej" was broken up atPortsmouth in 1869.References
*Colledge
* Lyon, David and Winfield, Rif, "The Sail and Steam Navy List, All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815-1889", pub Chatham, 2004, ISBN 1-86176-032-9
* [http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowShip.php?id=199 Sutlej's career]
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