British Sixth Rate post ship 'Hermes' (1811)

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Oxford (22) 1656-1669
British 22 Gun
5th Rate Ship
(1656)
George TeerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1758-1783
George TeerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1758-1783
Orleans (Unknown) 1838
American Unknown Gun
Merchant Brig
(1838)
Hound (Unknown) 1839
American Unknown Gun
Merchant Schooner
(1839)
La Coquette (Unknown) 1809-1822
French Unknown Gun
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(1809)
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French Unknown Gun
Unrated Corvette
(1809)
John Ender (Unknown) 1839
American Unknown Gun
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(1839)
Formosa (Unknown) 1839
Portugese Unknown Gun
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Hermes
Nominal Guns	20	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Launched	22.7.1811	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Milford Dockyard - Milford Haven	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Hermes Class (1810)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	William StoneBritish Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1793-1839	BWAS-1793
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Post Ship	BWAS-1793
Burnt	15.9.1814	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB028
Length of Gundeck120' 0"Imperial Feet36.576
Breadth31' 0"Imperial Feet9.4488
Burthen511Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck120' 1"Imperial Feet36.5773
Length of Keel100' 2 ¼"Imperial Feet30.4864
Breadth31' 0"Imperial Feet9.4488
Depth in Hold8' 7"Imperial Feet2.6162
Draught Forward8' 2"Imperial Feet2.4892
Draught Aft10' 5"Imperial Feet3.175
Burthen512 ⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

22.7.1811Broadside Weight = 297 Imperial Pound ( 134.6895 kg)B028
Gun Deck18 British 32-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1810135Design Complement

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
9.7.1811 - 1814CaptainNBD18491814 - 15.9.1814CaptainBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
24.9.1811Sank BWAS-1793
28.12.1812Took the Schooner
15.9.1814Grounded and burnt at Mobile MississippiB066
15.9.1814Gounded in attack on Fort Bowyer, Mobile and burnt. 25 killed and 24 woundedBWAS-1793
15.9.1814Attack on Fort Bowyer

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

B066Brian Lavery, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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