HMS Clarence (1812)
Plan drawing of Clarence | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Clarence |
| Ordered | 13 July 1807 |
| Builder | Isaac Blackburn, Turnchapel |
| Laid down | November 1807 |
| Launched | 11 April 1812 |
| Commissioned | July 1812 |
| Fate | Broken up, October 1828 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Class & type | Vengeur-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1,749 (bm) |
| Length | 176 ft (53.6 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 47 ft 7 in (14.5 m) |
| Draught | 17 ft 3 in (5.3 m) (light) |
| Depth of hold | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 590 |
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HMS Clarence was a 74-gun third rate Vengeur-class ship of the line built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 19th century. Completed in 1812, she played a minor role in the Napoleonic Wars.
Clarence was among a number of vessels that shared in the proceeds of the recapture of Wolfe's Cove on 1 December 1813.[a]
In 1826 Clarence was re-rated as a fourth rate. She was broken up in 1828.[2]
Notes
Citations
- ^ "No. 16943". The London Gazette. 8 October 1814. p. 2009.
- ^ Lavery, p. 189
References
- Lavery, Brian (1984). The Ship of the Line. Vol. 1: The Development of the Battlefleet 1650-1850. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
- Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates (2nd, revised ed.). Seaforth. ISBN 978-1-84415-717-4.