Maritime History

HMS Sans Pareil (1851)

HMS Sans Pareil was a 70-gun, screw-propelled, third-rate ship of the line built for the Royal Navy (RN) during the 1850s. Completed in 1852, she was the first ship of her type to be completed for the RN. The ship played a minor role in the Crimean War of 1854–1856, participating in the bombardment of Sevastopol in 1854. Sans Pareil spent most of the next year having her unreliable engine replaced. She was present during the Indian Mutiny of 1857 and the Second Opium War of 1856–1860, but saw no action, although her crew often formed landing parties for service ashore. In 1859 the ship became a flagship when she served as the guardship for southern Ireland. Sans Pareil served as a troopship in 1861–1862 before she was paid off the following year. The ship was sold for scrap in 1867.

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See also

• ▸HMS Java (1811)
• ▸Hanesbrands
• ▸Humber Bay Park

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