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HMS Heron (1804)
HMS ''Heron'' was originally the merchant vessel ''Jason'', launched at Newcastle in 1803, that the Admiralty purchased in 1804 for the Royal Navy for use as 16-gun ship-sloop under the name HMS ''Heron''. During the Napoleonic Wars she served as a convoy escort on the Leeward Islands station. Then in 1810 the Admiralty had her converted into a bomb vessel and renamed her HMS ''Volcano''. As ''Volcano'' she served during the War of 1812, and in particular participated in the Battle of Baltimore. The Admiralty sold her in 1816. New owners returned her to mercantile service under her original name of ''Jason''. She was wrecked in 1821. Career ''Jason'' appeared in the ''Register of Shipping'' (''RS'') for 1804 with Otway, master, W. Row, owner, and voyage Newcastle to Liverpool. As ''Heron'' The Admiralty purchased ''Jason'' in 1804. After the Treaty of Amiens, Britain had disarmed while France rearmed, so on the resumption of war the Admiralty found itself short of vessels for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ship-sloop
In the 18th century and most of the 19th, a sloop-of-war in the Royal Navy was a warship with a single gun deck that carried up to eighteen guns. The rating system covered all vessels with 20 guns and above; thus, the term ''sloop-of-war'' encompassed all the unrated combat vessels, including the very small gun-brigs and cutters. In technical terms, even the more specialised bomb vessels and fireships were classed as sloops-of-war, and in practice these were employed in the sloop role when not carrying out their specialised functions. In World War I and World War II, the Royal Navy reused the term "sloop" for specialised convoy-defence vessels, including the of World War I and the highly successful of World War II, with anti-aircraft and anti-submarine capability. They performed similar duties to the American destroyer escort class ships, and also performed similar duties to the smaller corvettes of the Royal Navy. Rigging A sloop-of-war was quite different from a civilian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Aetna (1803)
HMS ''Aetna'' (or HMS ''Etna'') was the mercantile ''Success'' launched in 1803 at Littlehampton. The Admiralty purchased here in 1803 to convert her to a Royal Navy bomb vessel. ''Aetna'' participated in the second Battle of Copenhagen in 1807 and the Battle of the Basque Roads in 1809. Later, she participated in the attack on Fort McHenry in the Battle of Baltimore and the bombardment of Fort Washington, Maryland in 1814, during the War of 1812. The Navy sold her in 1816 and she returned to mercantile service under her original name. She sailed to Calcutta, to Rio de Janeiro, and more locally until she was wrecked in 1823. Mercantile origins ''Aetna'' was the merchant vessel ''Success'', launched at Arundel, equally Littlehampton, at the mouth of the River Arun. She appeared in the ''Register of Shipping'' (''RS'') in the volume for 1804 with W.Birch, master, J. Coney, owner, and trade London. The Admiralty purchased ''Success'' in 1803. Naval career ''Aetna'' was commissi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Pigmy (1810)
HMS ''Pigmy'' was a 10-gun schooner of the Royal Navy. She was launched in February 1810. She served on the North Sea and North American stations before she was sold in 1823. Career ''Pigmy'' was commissioned in April 1810 under Lieutenant Edward Moore. On 26 July, the cutters ''Pygmy'' and ran on shore and destroyed a French privateer lugger between Gravelines and Dunkirk. Later in 1811 she was converted from a cutter to a schooner. During 1812, Lieutenant William Hutchinson commanded ''Pygmy'', which served in the Downs. In the following year, she served in the Baltic. War of 1812: In 1814 ''Pygmy'' came under the command of Lieutenant Richard Crossman and served in North America. She participated in the Battle of Lake Borgne. After the Battle of Lake Borgne, , , and ''Pigmy'' with two bomb vessels, went up the Mississippi River to create a diversion. These latter five ships were to take part in the Siege of Fort St. Philip (1815) The siege of Fort St. Philip was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Nymphe (1812)
HMS ''Nymphe'' was a 38-gun fifth rate frigate of the Royal Navy, launched on 13 April 1812 at Woolwich Dockyard, and commissioned later that month. She was a ''Lively'' class of 18-pounder frigates, designed by the Surveyor of the Navy, Sir William Rule. It was probably the most successful British frigate design of the Napoleonic Wars, to which fifteen more sister ships would be ordered between 1803 and 1812. War of 1812 The ''Nymphe's'' first captain was Farmery Predam Epworth. The ''Nymphe'' sailed for North America on 9 July 1812. The French Navy's namesake ''Nymphe'', accompanied by the ''Meduse'' was chased by USS President and USS Congress on 10 October 1812. Whilst on the American station, she took the US privateers ''Montgomery'' on 5 May 1813, and ''Juliana Smith'' on 12 May 1813. Later that year, she took the ''Thomas'' on 29 June 1813 and ''Paragon'' on 14 August 1813. On 10 October 1813, the ''Nymphe'' gave chase to three frigates and a brig-sloop commanded by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Hydra (1797)
HMS ''Hydra'' launched in 1797 was a fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. From 1813 to 1817 she served as a troopship. She was sold in 1820. She was built to the design of the captured French frigate ''Melpomene'' (taken in 1794). French Revolutionary Wars ''Hydra'' was commissioned in April 1797 under Captain Sir Francis Laforey. At the action of 30 May 1798, ''Hydra'', in company with the bomb vessel and the cutter , ran aground the French corvette ''Confiante'', which was destroyed. The corvette ''Vésuve'' and an unnamed cutter also ran ashore, but the British were not able to destroy them. On 16 December 1800 ''Traveller'' foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (). ''Hydra'' rescued the crew. ''Traveller'' had been on a voyage from Martinico to London. ''Hydra'' was anchored at the Nore on Sunday 17 May 1801 (as recorded in the journal of Captain Matthew Flinders of ). Napoleonic Wars Under the command of Captain George Mundy, for eight years from October 1802 to Sep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Herald (1806)
HMS ''Herald'' was an 18-gun ship-sloop of the ''Cormorant'' class in the Royal Navy, launched in 1806 at Littlehampton. In 1810 she was reclassed as a 20-gun sixth rate ship (but without being re-armed), and again re-rated as 24 guns in 1817, just before she was broken up. Adriatic ''Herald'' was commissioned in March 1806 under Captain G. M. Hony. On 18 May 1807 he sailed her to the Mediterranean, where he proceeded to cruise off Corfu in the early stages of the Adriatic campaign. ''Herald'' attacked French shipping off the island and later in the year cruised off the Dardanelles before returning to the Adriatic off Otranto, attacking a number of coastal merchant vessels with success. On 25 October 1807, ''Herald'' was off Otranto when she found an armed ''trabaccolo'' anchored under the fortress. Despite resistance, ''Herald's'' boats cut out the vessel, which turned out to be the French privateer ''César'', armed with four 6-pounders. ''César'' was sailing from Ancon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Fox (1780)
HMS ''Fox'' was a 32-gun ''Active''-class fifth rate frigate of the Royal Navy. She was launched on 2 June 1780 at Bursledon, Hampshire by George Parsons. Early career ''Fox'' was sent to the Caribbean in late 1781 and in January the following year under Captain Thomas Windsor captured two Spanish frigates. In March 1783 under Captain George Stoney captured the Spanish frigate ''Santa Catalina''. ''Fox'' was at Plymouth on 20 January 1795 and so shared in the proceeds of the detention of the Dutch naval vessels, East Indiamen, and other merchant vessels that were in port on the outbreak of war between Britain and the Netherlands. In March 1797, near Visakhapatnam, ''Fox'' captured the French privateer ''Modeste'', under Jean-Marie Dutertre.Demerliac, p. 308, no 2898 Took part in the bloodless Raid on Manila in January 1798. Given that ''Fox'' served in the navy's Egyptian campaign between 8 March and 2 September 1801, her officers and crew qualified for the clasp "Egyp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Dover (1811)
HMS ''Dover'' was a 38-gun troopship, previously the French corvette ''Bellona'', launched at Venice in 1808. She was captured at Lissa in 1811. She served as a troopship and transport until circa 1819. She then became the flagship for the Admiral commanding the Leith station. She was used for harbour service from 1825, and was sold in 1836. Corvette ''Bellona'' ''Lieutenant de vaisseau'' Duodo commissioned ''Bellone'' in 1810. Between 22 February and 7 March 1810 she underwent coppering. , which was under the command of Captain William Hoste, the commander of a British squadron, captured ''Bellona'' on 3 March 1811 at the Battle of Lissa (1811). Hoste reported that ''Bellona'' was under the command of M. Didon. Actually, ''Bellona''s captain was Giuseppe Duodo, who was killed during the battle; ''Bellona'' had suffered some 70 casualties. HMS ''Dover'' ''Bellona'' arrived at Deptford in September. She was fitted as a troopship between March and July 1812 while at Deptford. Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Dictator (1783)
HMS ''Dictator'' was a 64-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 6 January 1783 at Limehouse. She was converted into a troopship in 1798, and broken up in 1817. French Revolutionary Wars At the "Reduction of Trinidad" in 1797 ''Dictator'' participated in the later stages, not having arrived until 18 February, the prize money awarded reflecting this late arrival. On 8 March 1801, whilst disembarking the army at the Battle of Aboukir during the French campaign in Egypt, one seaman was killed and a midshipman, Edward Robinson, fatally wounded. Prize money for the capture of enemy ships was usually shared with other warships in the squadron between 1801 and 1806. Because ''Dictator'' served in the navy's Egyptian campaign between 8 March 1801 and 2 September, her officers and crew qualified for the clasp "Egypt" to the Naval General Service Medal that the Admiralty issued in 1847 to all surviving claimants. Napoleonic Wars In the late summer of 1807 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Carron (1813)
HMS ''Carron'' was a 20-gun ''Cyrus''-class sixth-rate post ship of the Royal Navy built in 1813 by Edward Adams, at Bucklers Hard in Hampshire. She was wrecked in 1820. Career ''Carron'' was first commissioned in January 1814 under Captain Robert Cavendish Spencer (a son of George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer). At Bermuda, on 4 July 1814, ''Carron'' and embarked a company-strength force of Royal Marines, commanded by Edward Nicolls, for deployment on the Gulf Coast. They arrived at the mouth of the Apalachicola River on 14 August 1814. The vessels then took part in the unsuccessful British attack on Fort Bowyer on 15 September 1814 in which ''Hermes'' was lost. For much of the autumn, the ''Carron'' was at Pensacola, until General Andrew Jackson's numerically superior forces expelled the British at the start of November 1814. Shortly thereafter, ''Carron'' made two lucrative captures when on 29 November she captured the schooners ''Hirondelle'' and ''Dos Amigos''. For Spencer, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Calliope (1808)
HMS ''Calliope'' was a ''Cherokee''-class brig-sloop of the Royal Navy, launched in 1808. She operated primarily in the North Sea where she captured numerous small merchant vessels and one French privateer. She also was present at the battle of Lake Borgne, near New Orleans. She was broken up in 1829. Napoleonic Wars ''Calliope'' was commissioned in September 1808 under Commander John M'Kerlie. In August–September 1809 ''Calliope'' took part in the ill-fated Walcheren Campaign. In particular, she was at the capture of Flushing on 15 August. On 5 January 1809 ''Calliope'' was in company with off Kingsgate Point near Margate. That evening the two vessels were off Flushing when a heavy gale and snowstorm parted them. ''Pigeon'' grounded and was lost, though almost her entire crew survived. Admiral Sir Richard Strachan then assigned ''Calliope'' to patrol off the north coast of Holland to Heligoland. ''Calliope'' and shared in the proceeds of the capture on 7 March 1810 o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Bucephalus (1808)
HMS ''Bucephalus'' was a 32-gun frigate launched at Portsmouth on 3 November 1808. ''Bucephalus'' was present during the Invasion of Java. She was later reduced to 18-guns and converted into a troopship at Woolwich Dockyard in 1814.Winfield, ''British Warships'', p.414. She was part of a squadron that carried the advance guard of Major General Keane's army, which was moving to attack New Orleans. At the end of 1814, ''Bucephalus'' took part in the Gulf Campaign, where her crew participated as boarding parties in the Battle of Lake Borgne The Battle of Lake Borgne was a coastal engagement between the Royal Navy and the U.S. Navy in the American South theatre of the War of 1812. It occurred on December 14, 1814 on Lake Borgne. The British victory allowed them to disembark their tro .... Notes Citations References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bucephalus (1808) Troop ships of the United Kingdom 1808 ships Fifth-rate frigates of the Royal Navy War of 1812 ships of the United Kingdo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
