HMS Friendship (1794)

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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Friendship.

History
Great Britain
NameHMS Friendship
Acquired1794 by purchase
FateBroken up 1801
General characteristics [1]
Tons burthen5588⁄94(bm)
Length
  • Overall:50 ft 9 in (15.5 m)
  • Keel:36 ft 9 in (11.2 m)
Beam16 ft 11 in (5.2 m)
Depth of hold9 ft 5+1⁄2 in (2.9 m)
Complement9

HMS Friendship was a mercantile vessel, one of 12 that the Royal Navy purchased in 1794 for use as fireships. They were under the command of a Sailing Master, rather than an officer. None was expended; instead they served as small gunboats, though their armament was not formally established.[1]

Mister Bromwick commissioned Friendship in May 1794. She was paid off in January 1796. Mr. A. Chapman recommissioned her in November 1796. Mr. James Welsh took command in August 1798. She was paid off in January 1799, She was broken up at Woolwich in September or November 1801.[1]

Citations and references[]

Citations

  1. ^ a b c Winfield (2008), p. 379.

References

  • Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-246-7.
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