HMS Hotspur (1810)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Hotspur |
| Builder | Parsons |
| Launched | 13 October 1810 |
| Fate | Broken-up in January 1821 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Fifth-rate 36-gun frigate |
| Tons burthen | 952 bm |
| Length | 145 ft 0 in (44.2 m) |
| Beam | 38 ft 6 in (11.7 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
HMS Hotspur was 36-gun Fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. Built by Parsons of Warsash and launched on 13 October 1810.
Career
On 30 April 1812 Sir William Bensley, Sovereign, Harriet, and City of London were at 25°40′N 23°5′W / 25.667°N 23.083°W and under escort by Hotspur, which parted from them and returned to England.[1] The East Indiamen had left England and were on their way to the East Indies.
On 26 October 1813, Hotspur and Pyramus captured the 225-ton (bm) American letter of marque Chesapeake off Nantes. Captain Joseph Richardson had sailed Chesapeake from America to France and she left Nantes on 18 October 1813.[2][Note 1]
Fate
Hotspur was broken up in January 1821.[4]
Notes, citations, and references
Notes
Citations
- ^ Lloyd's List №4672.
- ^ Cranwell & Crane (1940), p. 157.
- ^ Cranwell & Crane (1940), p. 377.
- ^ Winfield (2008), p. 167.
References
- Cranwell, John Philips, & William Bowers Crane (1940) Men of marque; a history of private armed vessels out of Baltimore during the War of 1812. (New York, W.W. Norton & Co.).
- Erickson, Paul A. (1986) Halifax's North End: an anthropologist looks at the city. (Lancelot Press)
- Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-246-7.
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