Talk:HMS Beagle (1854)

Latest comment: 14 years ago by Shem1805 in topic Where was she built?

Where was she built? edit

Was she built at Blackwall or at Blackwall Yard? Robkam (talk) 12:52, 9 February 2010 (UTC)Reply

According to Winfield (Winfield, R.; Lyon, D. (2004). The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-032-6. OCLC 52620555.) she was built at C J Mare & Co, Blackwall. The history of the yard is at Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company, which says the yard was located at at Leamouth, the junction of Bow Creek and the River Thames. Shem (talk) 14:34, 9 February 2010 (UTC)Reply