HMS Zebra (1815)
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HMS Zebra, was an 18-gun Cruizer-class brig-sloop of the Royal Navy. She was built of teak in the East India Company's Bombay Dockyard and launched in 1815 as the last of her class. She chased pirates
HMS Zebra entering Marsamxett Harbour, Malta
Painting of Sir Edward Codrington
The Boats of HM frigates Carysfort and Zebra with 50 Royal Marines, commanded by Lieut. R. H. Harrison, Royal Marines, attacking the castle of Tortosa, 25 September 1840
From left:HMS Vesuvius, Zebra, and Pique during the storm
Robert Fanshawe Stopford
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Admiral Robert Fanshawe Stopford was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, Channel Squadron.
HMS Zebra (1815)
…as a measure of their appreciation for his efforts. Zebra remained in the East Indies until early 1838 when she was ordered home. On 3 January 1839, Robert Fanshawe Stopford assumed command and sailed her to the Mediterranean. During Muhammad Ali's revolt against the Ottoman Sultan and Ali's subsequent invasion of Syria in…
Bombardment of St. Jean d'Acre, 3 November 1840, lithograph from a sketch by Stopford
Grave in Richmond Old Burial Ground