HMS Hero (1816)
| Career (UK) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Hero |
| Builder: | Deptford Dockyard |
| Laid down: | July 1813 |
| Launched: | 21 September 1816 |
| Renamed: | HMS Wellington, 4 December 1816 |
| Fate: | Sold, 1908 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class & type: | Vengeur-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1756 bm |
| Length: | 176 ft (54 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 47 ft 6 in (14.48 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: |
74 guns:
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For other ships of the same name, see HMS Hero and HMS Wellington.
HMS Hero was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 21 September 1816 at Deptford Dockyard.[1]
On 4 December 1816 Hero was renamed HMS Wellington. She became a training ship in 1862, and Wellington was eventually sold out of the Navy in 1908.[1]
As the HMS Wellington, the ship is infamous for being the source of the first mosquitoes in the Hawaiian Islands, in 1826. These mosquitoes were introduced to a stream on Maui when sailors seeking fresh water rinsed out their water barrels in the stream. Prior to this, no mosquitoes lived in Hawaii.[2]
Notes
- ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p189.
- ^ Patterson, Gordon. The Mosquito Crusades: A History of the American Anti-Mosquito Movement from the Reed Commission to the First Earth Day. Rutgers University Press. Retrieved 4/5/2011.
References
- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
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