HMS Clarence (1812)

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Clarence
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Clarence
Ordered13 July 1807
BuilderBlackburn, Turnchapel
Laid downNovember 1807
Launched11 April 1812
FateBroken up, 1828
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeVengeur-class ship of the line
Tons burthen1749 (bm)
Length176 ft (54 m) (gundeck)
Beam47 ft 6 in (14.48 m)
Depth of hold21 ft (6.4 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounder guns
  • QD: 4 × 12-pounder guns 10 × 32-pounder carronades
  • Fc: 2 × 12-pounder guns + 2 × 3-pounder carronades
  • Poop deck: 6 × 18-pounder carronades

HMS Clarence was a 74-gun

Turnchapel.[1]

Launch of the Clarence, at Blackburn's Dock Yard, Turnchapel, near Plymouth, by John Rogers

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.[1]

Notes

  1. d; a sixth-class share, that of an ordinary seaman, was worth 6s 11¼d.[2]

Citations

  1. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol. 1, p. 189.
  2. ^ "No. 16943". The London Gazette. 8 October 1814. p. 2009.

References

  • Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. .