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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Seahorse |
| Namesake | Seahorse |
| Ordered | 9 January 1823 |
| Builder | Pembroke Dockyard |
| Laid down | November 1826 |
| Launched | 22 July 1830 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 1902 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Seringapatam-class frigate |
| Tons burthen | 1218 40/94 bm |
| Length | |
| Beam | 42 ft (12.8 m) |
| Draught | 14 ft 8 in (4.5 m) |
| Depth | 13 ft 3 in (4.0 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
HMS Seahorse was a 44-gun Seringapatam-class fifth-rate frigate built for the Royal Navy during the 1820s, one of three ships of the Andromeda sub-class. After completion in 1830, she was ordered to be converted into a steam-powered ship in 1845, but this did not happen for another decade.
Description
The Andromeda sub-class was a slightly enlarged and improved version of the Druid sub-class, with a more powerful armament. Seahorse had a length at the gundeck of 159 feet 10 inches (48.7 m) and 133 feet 4 inches (40.6 m) at the keel. She had a beam of 41 feet 10 inches (12.8 m), a draught of 14 feet 10 inches (4.5 m) and a depth of hold of 13 feet 3 inches (4.0 m). The ship's tonnage was 1211 53⁄94 tons burthen. The Andromeda sub-class was armed with twenty-six 18-pounder cannon on her gundeck, ten 32-pounder carronades and a pair of 68-pounder guns on her quarterdeck and four more 32-pounder carronades in the forecastle. The ships had a crew of 315 officers and ratings.
Construction and career
Seahorse, the ninth ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy, was ordered on 9 January 1823, laid down in November 1826 at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 22 July 1830. She was completed for ordinary at Plymouth Dockyard in August 1830 and completely roofed over.
Notes
References
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) . Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
- Phillips, Lawrie; Lieutenant Commander (2014). Pembroke Dockyard and the Old Navy: A Bicentennial History. Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7509-5214-9.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Winfield, Rif (2014). British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1817-1863 (epub). Barnsley, UK: Seaforth. ISBN 978-1-47383-743-0.
- Winfield, R.; Lyon, D. (2004). The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-032-6. OCLC 52620555.
External links
Media related to HMS Seahorse (ship, 1830) at Wikimedia Commons
