HMS Destruction

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At least two vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Destruction.

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HMS Destruction (1804)

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NameHMS Destruction
Ordered22 May 1804
Laid downAugust 1804
Launched3 September 1804
FateSold 1806
General characteristics [1]
Tons burthen7681⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • Overall:60 ft 0 in (18.3 m)
  • Keel:49 ft 0+1⁄2 in (14.9 m)
Beam17 ft 2 in (5.2 m)
Depth of hold7 ft 0 in (2.1 m)
Propulsion Sails
Sail plan Schooner
Armament4 × 18-pounder carronades + 1 × 10" mortar

Destruction was a Convulsion-class bomb vessel launched in 1804. Lieutenant Peter Wright commissioned her in 1805 for the Downs station. She was paid off in June 1806 and sold on 27 August 1806. [1]

HMS Destruction (1814)

Destruction was an American gunboat captured at the Battle of Lake Borgne on 14 December 1814. She remained in service until at least 4 June 1815. [2] Prize money for her and the other vessels captured at the battle was paid in July 1821. [3]

Citations

  1. 1 2 Winfield (2008), p. 376.
  2. ↑ Paullin and Paxson (1914), p.436.
  3. ↑ "No. 17730". The London Gazette . 28 July 1821. p. 1561.

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