HMS Firebrand was the mercantile schooner Lord Lennox, a French prize taken in 1799 and renamed. In 1803 her master and owner was J.S.Lloyd, and her trade was London—Rouen. She had undergone a good repair in 1799.[3]
| History | |
|---|---|
 Great Britain | |
| Name | Lord Lennox |
| Acquired | 1799 as a prize[1] |
| Fate | Sold 1804 |
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Firebrand |
| Acquired | 1804 by purchase |
| Fate | Sold 1807 |
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Lord Lennox |
| Acquired | 1807 by purchase |
| Fate | Last listed 1815 |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Type | Schooner[3] |
| Tons burthen | 72,[3] or 73,[4] or 90[1] (bm) |
| Length | 55 ft 6 in (16.9 m) (overall); 40 ft 6 in (12.3 m) (keel) |
| Beam | 18 ft 5 in (5.6 m) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Armament | 1810: 2 × 3-pounder guns |
The Royal Navy purchased her in 1804 for use as a fire ship but sold her in 1807.[2]
Disposal: The "Principal Officers and Commissioners of His Majesty's Navy" offered Firebrand and several other vessels for sale on 17 March 1807 at Sheerness.[5]
Her purchasers returned her to her prior name. Lord Lennox re-entered Lloyd's Register in 1808 with Whiteside, master, Hedgecock, owner, and trade London–Cadiz.[4] She then traded between London and Lisbon and was last listed in the Register of Shipping in 1815.
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810 | A.Grieg | Hedgecock | London–Lisbon | Register of Shipping |
| 1815 | A.Grieg | Hedgecock | London–Lisbon | Register of Shipping |
Citations
edit- ^ a b Lloyd's Register (1801), sup. Seq.№L62.
- ^ a b Winfield (2008), p. 380.
- ^ a b c Lloyd's Register (1804), Seq.№L398.
- ^ a b Lloyd's Register (1808), Supple.pages "L" Seq.№104.
- ^ "No. 16035". The London Gazette. 6 June 1807. p. 765.
References
edit- 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.