HMS ''Odin'' was a steam-powered first-class paddle frigate of the

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. She was launched in 1846 and was used in the

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. The ship was launched on 24 July 1846, at 1,301 73/94 bm, and decommissioned in 1865. She was sold that year to Castle & Beech for breaking up. She was initially intended to carry eight 32pdr carronades on the middle deck, but this idea was later discarded and these guns were never fitted. Between 1850 and 1851 she was outfitted for an Ambassador. On December 22, 1862 (January 21, 1862), the First Japanese Embassy to Europe (1862) departed Shinagawa Port in Tokyo for Europe. The ship had six commanders during her operational lifetime. Captain

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took command at her commissioning at

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on 24 May 1847. He paid her off at Portsmouth and was succeeded by Commander William Saltonstall Wiseman, who took over on 1 August 1851, until October 1851. Captain Francis Scott was in command from 18 December 1852 until 3 February 1855, Captain James Willcox took over on 7 September 1855 and Captain Lord John Hay commanded ''Odin'' from 20 September 1859 until 1863.

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* * Lyon, David and Winfield, Rif, ''

The Sail and Steam Navy List ''The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889'' by Rif Winfield and David Lyon is a historical reference work providing details of all recorded ships in commission or intended to serve in the Royal Navy from 18 ...

, All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815-1889'', pub Chatham, 2004, *''Southport Visiter'', 9 March 1854 {{DEFAULTSORT:Odin Frigates of the Royal Navy Ships built in Deptford Crimean War naval ships of the United Kingdom 1846 ships Maritime incidents in June 1853

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