 Mars as a training ship on River Tay, circa 1902 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Mars |
| Builder | Chatham Dockyard |
| Laid down | December 1839 |
| Launched | 1 July 1848 |
| Fate | Sold, 1929 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class & type | Vanguard-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 2576 bm |
| Length | 190 ft (58 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 56 ft 9 in (17.30 m) |
| Depth of hold | 22 ft 6 in (6.86 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament |
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HMS Mars was a two-deck 80-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 1 July 1848 at Chatham Dockyard. [1]
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She served as a supply carrier in the Crimean War, and was fitted with screw propulsion in 1855. She then saw service in the Mediterranean. [2] In 1869 she was moored in the River Tay, [3] off Woodhaven. Here she served as a training ship for boys aged ten to sixteen from across Scotland, with up to 400 on board at any one time; these boys were usually homeless, orphans, or delinquents. [4] [5] She was finally sold in 1929, when she was sold and towed to Thos. W. Ward's Inverkeithing yard to be broken up. [1] [6]
