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Name | HMS Anson |
Ordered | 2 November 1807 |
Builder | Steemson, Hull |
Launched | 11 May 1812 |
Fate | Broken up, 1851 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Vengeur-class ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 1742 bm |
Length | 176 ft (54 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 47 ft 6 in (14.48 m) |
Depth of hold | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament |
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She was placed on harbour service in 1839, then transported 499 male convicts to Hobart in 1844. For the next seven years, she served as a probation ship for female convicts in Hobart, before ultimately being broken up there in 1851. [1]
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