HMS Conflict

[Chillytoes]

Morning, Members.
I have just joined this forum today, especially in the hope that someone, somewhere will have an image, photo, drawing or painting of either HMS Conflict or HMS Desperate. These were the only two vessels of a class of wooden sloops built at Pembroke Dock in the late 1840's. Conflict was used as a test bed for a number of propeller inventions around 1853 and I am interested in her as part of my research into early propeller development. So far I have come up with a sketch from Illustrated London News which shows Conflict shrouded in smoke as part of Grand Naval Review, 1853; a painting of her being broken up at Bristol and a vague ink & wash drawing of her in a gale. I have tried all the usual suspects to trace something of her (including NMM, Pembroke Dock, NHS, etc, etc) with absolutely no luck. Can anyone help?
Neil

[Melv.]

Just a thought............

Have you tried the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich? They are quite helpful in assisting research but it does take time to complete requests.
Melv.

[Chillytoes]

Thanks, Melv
I have tried Greenwich, but they do not have any images. However, there may be something in their plans section, as yet unsorted. Sadly it's a bit hard for me to do a search there from Australia! I have even tried the authors of books on Pembroke Dock, but no luck there either.

[qprdave]

Came across this old post and wondered what he was talking about. I had a dig around and came across these two articles that were published in The Times of London in 1853

Dates in the Filename

Dave

[qprdave]

Bit of HMS Conflict's History

5 August 1846 Launched at Pembroke Dockyard.
1848 Rebuilt (stern lengthened) at Wigram, Blackwall.
4 October 1849 - 15 December 1851 Commanded (from commissioning at Plymouth) by Commander Thomas George Drake, south-east coast of America
15 December 1851 - 4 June 1852 Commanded (until paying off at Portsmouth) by Acting Commander Robert Jenner, south-east coast of America (from the Centaur)
25 February 1854 - 18 April 1854 Commanded (from commissioning at Plymouth) by Captain John Foote, the Baltic during the Russian War, until his death by drowning off Memel
9 May 1854 - 6 February 1855 Commanded by Captain Arthur Cumming, the Baltic during the Russian War, where he rendered good service, especially at Libau (modern Liepaja) and Riga. On 17 May 1854, shortly after he took over Conflict, that ship, together with Amphion (screw, 34 guns, Captain Astley Cooper Key), entered Libau without firing a shot, and captured all the shipping in the port.
(1855) Commanded by Commander Stephen Smith Lowther Crofton, the Baltic during the Russian War
9 July 1855 Commanded by Commander William Charles Chamberlain
21 February 1856 - 24 February 1857 Commanded (until paying off at Plymouth) by Commander Thomas Cochran, Mediterranean
29 August 1857 - 13 December 1859 Commanded (from commissioning at Plymouth until paying off at Plymouth) by Commander Richard William Courtenay, west coast of Africa
1863 Sold.

[qprdave]

Death of Captain Foote

Published in The Times on 29th April 1854

[jainso31]

http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowShip.php?id=147


Sorry chillytoes -no picture but some specs and other history in the attached link.Hope it is of some use to you.

jainso31