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CHARYBDIS
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Brig
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Built in 1831, Portsmouth (Cherokee class).
Sold in 1843. |
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- 1831 Lieut. Richard CRAWFORD, 05/1831, Portsmouth.
- 1834 Lieut. Samuel MERCER, 12/1833, Portsmouth for Cape and Coast of Africa.
Re-commissioned 01/1834. - During 1836 she took the slavers MATILDA and TRIDENTE on 5 and 19 February, EL MISMO on 4 March, RICAFORTE on 26 June and CANTABRA on 2 October.
- 1838 Lieut. Hon. Robert GORE, 02/1838.
The slavers MATILDA and TRIDENTE were taken on 5 and 9 February 1838. - 1839 Lieut. Edward TINLING, 03/1839, NAWI
- She was listed as a brigantine after 1841.
- 1842 Lieut. Michael DE COURCY, 03/1841, NAWI
On 6 February 1842 five Columbian warships seized two British ships, the JANE & SARAH and the LITTLE WILLIAM, plundered them and imprisoned the crew and passengers in Cartagena. When DE COURCY's request for their release was rejected and one of the passengers was murdered, he entered the harbour and although CHARYBDIS was only armed with one long gun and two carronades he engaged the Columbian force of one corvette, a brig and three armed schooners. He forced the corvette to strike after killing 25 men and sank the brig. The schooners then surrendered.
DE COURCY was promoted to commander from 12 February.
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