HMS Glasgow (1814)

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HMS Glasgow was a fourth-rate conventional frigate of 50 guns. Built by Wigram & Green of Blackwell, the frigate firsh launched on 21 February 1814. [1]

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Broken Up

HMS Glasgow was broken up at Chatham Dockyard in 1829.[ citation needed ]

Figurehead

The figurehead formed part of the Chatham Dockyard collection of figureheads when it was removed from the vessel after being broken up in 1829. From 1949 to 1976, the figurehead was at HMS Ganges, a boys’ training establishment at Shotley, Suffolk. It was later located outside the Royal Naval Hospital, Haslar, before becoming part of the Royal Naval Museum's collection in 1983. [1]

It can be seen as part of the collection at the National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Pulvertaft, Daivd (2009). The Warship Figureheads of Portsmouth (1st Colour ed.). UK: The History Press. p. 38. ISBN   978-0752450766.
  2. ↑ "Discover the Royal Navy like never before | National Museum of the Royal Navy". www.nmrn.org.uk. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
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