Link to the related website that has useful info: the Age of Nelson.

This forum is devoted to the Royal Navy during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars (1793 - 1815).
And why not the other navies of the period?
To avoid spam, you must register to be able to post - it's free.

FAQ         Register         Profile         Search         Log in to check your private messages         Log in
H.M.S. Amethyst(1799-1811) Ship's Boats
Post new topic   Reply to topic    www.ageofnelson.org Forum Index -> Age of Nelson
 
View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
James



Joined: 27 Feb 2009
Posts: 47
Location: Church Hill, Tennessee

Post Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 7:45 pm    Post subject: H.M.S. Amethyst(1799-1811) Ship's Boats Reply with quote

Does anyone here know the number and type of boats carried by the
H.M.S. Amethyst?
Of all the classes of 36 gun frigates to serve in the British Royal Navy, which was the largest when it came to size or weight?

Thanks!

James
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
brian



Joined: 15 Jan 2011
Posts: 14

Post Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 11:49 am    Post subject: Amethyst Reply with quote

James!

Amethyst would have carried 5 boats – a 26 foot launch for harbour work, a 30 foot pinnace, and three cutters from 18 to 24 foot long

Of the dozen or so different classes of frigate on the Navy List, three were classified as being of ’36-guns’, one – the smallest - carrying 12 pounder guns on the main deck, the others - the most common - 18 pounder guns. Amethyst fell into the last category and, classified as a ‘large’ 36 gun frigate, had a displacement of 1046 tons. She was built at the end of a decade when vessels of this class were getting larger (and in the view of people like Lord St Vincent, more ungainly) and I think it unlikely that any were much bigger. After her launch in 1799, the size of this class was actually diminished with the Perseverence class (1800-5) weighing in 870 tons, the Euryalus class (1804-12) at 953 tons, and the Scamander class (1812-14) at 940 tons. The maindeck measurement of all was around 144 foot.
There were of course 38-gun (and later 44-gun) frigates that were much larger.

Brian
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
James



Joined: 27 Feb 2009
Posts: 47
Location: Church Hill, Tennessee

Post Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 5:17 am    Post subject: H.M.S. Amethyst(1799-1811)Ship's boats Reply with quote

Thanks for the help!

James
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic   Reply to topic    www.ageofnelson.org Forum Index -> Age of Nelson All times are GMT
Page 1 of 1

 
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
FAQ   Search    Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in 

Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group

Nun