HMS Forth was a 44-gun Seringapatam-class fifth-rate frigate built for the Royal Navy during the 1820s, one of three ships of the Andromeda sub-class. After completion in 1833, she was ordered to be converted into a steam-powered ship in 1845, but this did not happen for another decade.

Forth
History
United Kingdom
NameForth
Ordered9 June 1825
BuilderPembroke Dockyard
Laid downNovember 1828
Launched1 August 1833
FateSold for scrap, 4 August 1883
General characteristics
Class and typeSeringapatam-class frigate
Tons burthen1218 40/94 bm
Length
  • 159 ft 3 in (48.5 m) (gundeck)
  • 133 ft 3 in (40.6 m) (keel)
Beam42 ft (12.8 m)
Draught14 ft 8 in (4.5 m)
Depth13 ft 3 in (4.0 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship

Description

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The Andromeda sub-class was a slightly enlarged and improved version of the Druid sub-class, with a more powerful armament.[1] Forth had a length at the gundeck of 159 feet (48.5 m) and 133 feet (40.5 m) at the keel. She had a beam of 42 feet 2 inches (12.9 m), a draught of 14 feet 8 inches (4.5 m) and a depth of hold of 13 feet 3 inches (4.0 m). The ship's tonnage was 1228 4694 tons burthen.[2] The Andromeda sub-class was armed with twenty-six 18-pounder cannon on her gundeck, ten 32-pounder carronades and a pair of 68-pounder guns on her quarterdeck and four more 32-pounder carronades in the forecastle. The ships had a crew of 315 officers and ratings.[3]

Construction and career

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Forth, the second ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy,[4] was ordered on 9 June 1825, laid down in November 1828 at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 1 August 1830.[3] She was completed for ordinary at Plymouth Dockyard on 2 September 1833.[2]

Notes

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  1. ^ Winfield, pp. 712–13
  2. ^ a b Winfield, p. 721
  3. ^ a b Winfield & Lyon, p. 110
  4. ^ Colledge, p. 131

References

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  • Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
  • Phillips, Lawrie; Lieutenant Commander (2014). Pembroke Dockyard and the Old Navy: A Bicentennial History. Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7509-5214-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Winfield, Rif (2014). British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1817-1863 (epub). Barnsley, UK: Seaforth. ISBN 978-1-47383-743-0.
  • Winfield, R.; Lyon, D. (2004). The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-032-6. OCLC 52620555.
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