HMS Tang was a Royal Navy Ballahoo-class schooner of four 12-pounder carronades and a crew of 20. The prime contractor for the vessel was Goodrich & Co., in Bermuda, and she was launched in 1807.[1] Like many of her class and the related Cuckoo-class schooners, she succumbed to the perils of the sea relatively early in her career.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Tang |
| Ordered | 11 December 1805 |
| Builder | Goodrich & Co. (prime contractor), Bermuda |
| Laid down | 1806 |
| Launched | May 1807 |
| Fate | Lost, presumed foundered, February 1808 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type | Ballahoo-class schooner |
| Tons burthen | 70 41⁄94 (bm) |
| Length |
|
| Beam | 18 ft 0 in (5.5 m) |
| Depth of hold | 9 ft 0 in (2.7 m) |
| Sail plan | Schooner |
| Complement | 20 |
| Armament | 4 x 12-pounder carronades |
Service edit
Tang was commissioned in 1807 under Lieutenant George Senhouse. In 1808 Lieutenant Joseph Derby took command.[1]
Fate edit
Tang was lost with all hands in February 1808 in the North Atlantic while sailing from Bermuda to Britain.[2] Reports indicate that she had 25 people aboard, suggesting that she may also have been carrying some passengers.[3]
Citations edit
- ^ a b c Winfield (2008), p. 360.
- ^ Hepper (1994), p. 122.
- ^ Gosset (1986), p. 69.
References edit
- Gosset, William Patrick (1986). The lost ships of the Royal Navy, 1793-1900. Mansell. ISBN 0-7201-1816-6.
- Hepper, David J. (1994). British Warship Losses in the Age of Sail, 1650–1859. Rotherfield: Jean Boudriot. ISBN 0-948864-30-3.
- Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 978-1-86176-246-7.