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HMS Myrmidon (1813)

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and was in the Mediterranean that year before paying off on 19 November 1818. She was recommissioned on 26 March 1818, under the command of
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was paid off in October, but she was recommissioned with Gambier still in command. The ship was reclassified in February 1817 as a 20-gun
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of 119 feet 11 inches (36.6 m) and 99 feet 10 inches (30.4 m) at the
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British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates
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at its end in October 1822. Myrmidon's demolition was completed on 10 January 1823 at
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in 1813 and was in the Mediterranean four years later. The ship was on the
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The ship's first commission began in August 1813 under the command of
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of 10 feet 3 inches (3.1 m) and a depth of
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of 8 feet 8 inches (2.6 m). The ship's
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List of corvette and sloop classes of the Royal Navy
533:British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1817-1863 574: 496:(Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. 8: 430:, for service on the Africa Station and was 581: 567: 559: 369:. The ship had a crew of 135 officers and 16:For other ships with the same name, see 446: 411:Valentine Gardner while she was still 395:on 18 June 1813. She was completed at 184:119 ft 11 in (36.6 m) ( 24: 191:99 ft 10 in (30.4 m) ( 46: 7: 452: 450: 361:was armed with eighteen 32-pounder 365:and a pair of 9-pounder cannon as 14: 213:10 ft 3 in (3.1 m) 221:8 ft 8 in (2.6 m) 48: 28: 1: 310:Description and construction 329:of 31 feet (9.4 m), a 704: 539:. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth. 286:during the 1810s. She was 15: 661: 635: 599: 474:Winfield 2014, pp. 750–51 143: 41: 27: 683:Hermes-class post ships 490:; Warlow, Ben (2006) . 205:31 ft (9.4 m) 144:General characteristics 530:Winfield, Rif (2014). 511:Winfield, Rif (2008). 399:on 6 February 1814. 317:had a length at the 255:2 × 9-pounder cannon 436:Portsmouth Dockyard 298:three years later. 139:by 10 January 1823 670: 669: 593:-class post ships 546:978-1-47383-743-0 522:978-1-84415-717-4 503:978-1-86176-281-8 397:Plymouth Dockyard 352: 261: 260: 171: 695: 583: 576: 569: 560: 550: 538: 526: 507: 475: 472: 466: 465:Colledge, p. 237 463: 457: 456:Winfield, p. 114 454: 428:Henry John Leeke 385:Milford Dockyard 383:in July 1812 in 351: 350: 346: 342: 294:in 1819 and was 249:18 × 32-pounder 230:Full-rigged ship 169: 95:Milford Dockyard 58: 53: 52: 51: 32: 25: 703: 702: 698: 697: 696: 694: 693: 692: 673: 672: 671: 666: 657: 631: 595: 587: 557: 547: 536: 529: 523: 510: 504: 488:Colledge, J. J. 486: 483: 478: 473: 469: 464: 460: 455: 448: 444: 405: 348: 344: 343: 312: 120:6 February 1814 54: 49: 47: 37: 21: 12: 11: 5: 701: 699: 691: 690: 685: 675: 674: 668: 667: 662: 659: 658: 656: 655: 646: 636: 633: 632: 630: 629: 622: 615: 608: 600: 597: 596: 588: 586: 585: 578: 571: 563: 556: 555:External links 553: 552: 551: 545: 527: 521: 508: 502: 482: 479: 477: 476: 467: 458: 445: 443: 440: 432:decommissioned 404: 401: 311: 308: 292:Africa Station 282:built for the 259: 258: 257: 256: 253: 245: 241: 240: 237: 233: 232: 227: 223: 222: 219: 215: 214: 211: 207: 206: 203: 199: 198: 197: 196: 189: 180: 176: 175: 166: 162: 161: 150: 149:Class and type 146: 145: 141: 140: 134: 130: 129: 126: 122: 121: 118: 114: 113: 110: 106: 105: 102: 98: 97: 92: 88: 87: 84: 80: 79: 74: 70: 69: 64: 60: 59: 56:United Kingdom 44: 43: 39: 38: 33: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 700: 689: 686: 684: 681: 680: 678: 665: 660: 654: 652: 648:Followed by: 647: 645: 643: 639:Preceded by: 638: 637: 634: 628: 627: 623: 621: 620: 616: 614: 613: 609: 607: 606: 602: 601: 598: 594: 592: 584: 579: 577: 572: 570: 565: 564: 561: 554: 548: 542: 535: 534: 528: 524: 518: 514: 509: 505: 499: 495: 494: 489: 485: 484: 480: 471: 468: 462: 459: 453: 451: 447: 441: 439: 437: 433: 429: 426: 422: 418: 414: 410: 402: 400: 398: 394: 390: 386: 382: 378: 374: 372: 368: 364: 360: 356: 340: 336: 332: 328: 324: 320: 316: 309: 307: 305: 301: 297: 293: 289: 285: 281: 278: 275: 273: 269:was a 20-gun 268: 267: 254: 252: 248: 247: 246: 243: 242: 238: 235: 234: 231: 228: 225: 224: 220: 217: 216: 212: 209: 208: 204: 201: 200: 194: 190: 187: 183: 182: 181: 178: 177: 174: 167: 164: 163: 160: 157: 155: 151: 148: 147: 142: 138: 135: 132: 131: 127: 124: 123: 119: 116: 115: 111: 108: 107: 103: 100: 99: 96: 93: 90: 89: 86:2 August 1811 85: 82: 81: 78: 75: 72: 71: 68: 65: 62: 61: 57: 45: 40: 36: 31: 26: 23: 19: 650: 641: 625: 618: 611: 610: 604: 590: 532: 515:. Seaforth. 512: 491: 470: 461: 416: 406: 376: 375: 358: 325:. She had a 314: 313: 299: 288:commissioned 271: 265: 263: 262: 165:Tons burthen 153: 125:Commissioned 112:18 June 1813 66: 34: 22: 18:HMS Myrmidon 413:fitting out 128:August 1814 688:1813 ships 677:Categories 481:References 367:chase guns 363:carronades 284:Royal Navy 277:sixth-rate 251:carronades 236:Complement 425:Commander 381:laid down 306:in 1823. 304:broken up 280:post ship 226:Sail plan 159:post ship 137:Broken up 117:Completed 104:July 1812 101:Laid down 77:Myrmidons 626:Valorous 612:Myrmidon 417:Myrmidon 393:launched 377:Myrmidon 359:Myrmidon 341:was 509 315:Myrmidon 300:Myrmidon 296:paid off 266:Myrmidon 244:Armament 109:Launched 73:Namesake 67:Myrmidon 35:Myrmidon 619:Ariadne 409:Captain 403:Service 371:ratings 355:burthen 347:⁄ 339:tonnage 331:draught 319:gundeck 210:Draught 186:gundeck 91:Builder 83:Ordered 42:History 642:Laurel 605:Hermes 591:Hermes 543:  537:(epub) 519:  500:  391:, and 274:-class 272:Hermes 179:Length 156:-class 154:Hermes 653:class 651:Cyrus 644:class 442:Notes 421:sloop 389:Wales 353:tons 218:Depth 170:25/94 541:ISBN 517:ISBN 498:ISBN 335:hold 327:beam 323:keel 302:was 264:HMS 202:Beam 193:keel 168:509 133:Fate 63:Name 239:135 679:: 449:^ 438:. 387:, 373:. 357:. 349:94 345:25 173:bm 582:e 575:t 568:v 549:. 525:. 506:. 195:) 188:) 20:.

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HMS Myrmidon

United Kingdom
Myrmidons
Milford Dockyard
Broken up
Hermes-class
post ship
bm
gundeck
keel
Full-rigged ship
carronades
Hermes-class
sixth-rate
post ship
Royal Navy
commissioned
Africa Station
paid off
broken up
gundeck
keel
beam
draught
hold
tonnage
burthen
carronades
chase guns

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