Aid-class storeship

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Class overview
Built6
General characteristics [1]
Class & typeAid-class storeship
Tons burthen313 47⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • 105 ft 5 in (32.13 m) (overall)
  • 87 ft 2 in (26.57 m)
Beam26 ft (7.9 m)
Draught17 ft 6 in (5.33 m)
PropulsionSails
Complement39
Armamentnone

The Aid class of Royal Navy ships were the only purpose-built auxiliary ships constructed for the Navy during the Napoleonic Wars. [1] The vessels were designed in 1808 by the Surveyors of the Navy for both transport and storage. [1]

Name [1] Built byOrderedLaid downLaunchedFate
Aid Josiah & Thomas Brindly, Kings Lynn 1808July 18084 April 1809Converted to survey ship in 1816, sold 1853
Assistance John Dudman, Deptford 1808October 18087 March 1809Sold 1821
Chatham Josiah & Thomas Brindly, Frindsbury 1810October 181022 June 1811Broken up 1864
Portsmouth Milford Dockyard 1810October 181029 September 1811Broken up 1834
Diligence Jabez Bayley, Ipswich 1813October 181330 October 1814Sold 1904
Industry James Warwick, Eling 1813January 181413 October 1814Broken up 1846

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 – 1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN   978-1844157174.


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