HMS Minotaur (1816)
For other ships with the same name, see HMS Minotaur.
| History | |
|---|---|
 UK | |
| Name: | HMS Minotaur |
| Ordered: | 3 December 1811 |
| Builder: | Robert Seppings (1812-1813), George Parkin (1813-1816), Chatham Dockyard |
| Laid down: | December1812 |
| Launched: | 15 April 1816 |
| Fate: | Broken up, 1869 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Ganges-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1726 3⁄94 bm |
| Length: | 139 ft 7.5 in (42.558 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 48 ft 2.5 in (14.694 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 20 ft 3.75 in (6.1913 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Complement: | 550 |
| Armament: |
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HMS Minotaur was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 15 April 1816 at Chatham Dockyard.
She was never commissioned for sea service; on completion of construction the new vessel was immediately placed in reserve at Sheerness Dockyard until,1842 when she was fitted as a receiving ship for naval conscripts. By 1859 she had become a guardship in Sheerness harbour, and in 1861 was converted into a floating lazarette for passengers from merchant vessels who were suspected by the Customs Service of bringing in disease. Five years later she was sailed to Gravesend to serve as a hospital for cholera patients.[1]
In July 1866 she was renamed Hermes. She was broken up at Sheerness Dockyard in 1869.[1]
Notes
References
- Winfield, Rif (2014). British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1793-1817. London: Seaforth. ISBN 9781844157174.
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