HMS Modeste (1837)

Modeste
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Modeste
Ordered6 February 1837
BuilderWoolwich Dockyard
Cost£15,042
Laid downMay 1837
Launched31 September 1837
Commissioned10 March 1838
FateSold March 1866
General characteristics
Class & typeModeste-class corvette
Tons burthen562 30⁄94 tons bm
Length
  • 120 ft (36.6 m) (overall)
  • 98 ft 7 in (30.0 m) (keel)
Beam33 ft 1 in (10.1 m)
Depth of hold14 ft 2 in (4.32 m)
PropulsionSails
Complement150
Armament
  • 16 × 32-pounder carronades
  • 2 × 32-pounder guns

HMS Modeste was a British Royal Navy corvette commissioned in 1838 and sold in 1866.

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