Ajax and Bulldog
Figureheads from HMS Ajax and HMS Bulldog.
HMS Ajax, was laid down in 1807, and launched in 1809. The ship saw action in both the Napoleonic and Crimean Wars, before ending its days as a coastguard vessel - it was finally broken up in 1864.
Broken up: 1864
HMS Bulldog, launched in 1845, was a wooden paddle sloop that served in the Mediterranean, then North America. In 1865, the ship was grounded during an attack on Haiti - unable to release her, the ship was blown up.
Ajax and Bulldog
Figureheads from HMS Ajax and HMS Bulldog.
HMS Ajax, was laid down in 1807, and launched in 1809. The ship saw action in both the Napoleonic and Crimean Wars, before ending its days as a coastguard vessel - it was finally broken up in 1864.
Broken up: 1864
HMS Bulldog, launched in 1845, was a wooden paddle sloop that served in the Mediterranean, then North America. In 1865, the ship was grounded during an attack on Haiti - unable to release her, the ship was blown up.