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HMS Valorous (1804)

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43: 315:, where their characteristics would be of value as convoy escorts and particularly in support of operations ashore. She became an Army depot ship in 1810 (possibly 1816?) and was sold on 7 May 1817. 502: 289:), allowing the combination of heavy armament with a draught of only 11 feet. Her design may well have been influenced by the flush-decked, shallow-draught vessels of 424: 393: 350: 417: 523: 294: 410: 146: 308: 477: 486: 384: 433: 232: 116: 447: 461: 272: 257: 528: 263: 253: 77: 275:, they were flush-decked, shallow draught and (for their dimensions) heavily armed. Rated as a 389: 356: 346: 187: 269: 379: 517: 385:
Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy
276: 238: 122: 20: 285: 132: 312: 242: 229: 360: 246: 245:. She was rated as "18 guns" but carried twenty (or twenty-two) 24-pounder 211: 402: 290: 343:
The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889
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entered service in 1805, with the anti-invasion flotillas stationed in
311:. In the spring of 1807 she and her sisters were ordered to the 406: 503:
List of corvette and sloop classes of the Royal Navy
418: 388:(Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. 256:as one of a class of three (the others being 8: 301:and her sisters were significantly larger. 425: 411: 403: 161:99 ft 6 in (30.33 m) p.p. 19:For other ships with the same name, see 324: 279:, she had a design based on the Danish 27: 268:) and launched in 1804. Designed by 39: 7: 336: 334: 332: 330: 328: 179:11 ft 3 in (3.43 m) 14: 41: 341:Winfield, R.; Lyon, D. (2004). 345:. London: Chatham Publishing. 1: 158:120 ft (37 m) o.a. 95:Army depot ship 1810 (1816?) 545: 18: 498: 472: 443: 107: 34: 30: 524:Sloops of the Royal Navy 210:20 (or 22) × 24-pounder 382:; Warlow, Ben (2006) . 171:28 ft (8.5 m) 108:General characteristics 16:Sloop of the Royal Navy 207:Rated as "18 guns" 511: 510: 395:978-1-86176-281-8 352:978-1-86176-032-6 252:She was built in 219: 218: 145: 536: 427: 420: 413: 404: 399: 366: 364: 338: 188:Full-rigged ship 143: 49: 46: 45: 44: 28: 544: 543: 539: 538: 537: 535: 534: 533: 514: 513: 512: 507: 494: 468: 439: 431: 396: 380:Colledge, J. J. 378: 375: 370: 369: 353: 340: 339: 326: 321: 270:John Staniforth 103:Sold 7 May 1817 47: 42: 40: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 542: 540: 532: 531: 526: 516: 515: 509: 508: 506: 505: 499: 496: 495: 493: 492: 483: 473: 470: 469: 467: 466: 459: 452: 444: 441: 440: 432: 430: 429: 422: 415: 407: 401: 400: 394: 374: 371: 368: 367: 351: 323: 322: 320: 317: 295:invasion fleet 217: 216: 215: 214: 208: 203: 199: 198: 195: 191: 190: 185: 181: 180: 177: 173: 172: 169: 165: 164: 163: 162: 159: 154: 150: 149: 140: 136: 135: 130: 126: 125: 114: 113:Class and type 110: 109: 105: 104: 101: 97: 96: 93: 92:Out of service 89: 88: 85: 81: 80: 74: 70: 69: 66: 62: 61: 55: 51: 50: 48:United Kingdom 37: 36: 32: 31: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 541: 530: 527: 525: 522: 521: 519: 504: 501: 500: 497: 491: 489: 485:Followed by: 484: 482: 480: 476:Preceded by: 475: 474: 471: 465: 464: 460: 458: 457: 453: 451: 450: 446: 445: 442: 438: 437:-class sloops 436: 428: 423: 421: 416: 414: 409: 408: 405: 397: 391: 387: 386: 381: 377: 376: 372: 362: 358: 354: 348: 344: 337: 335: 333: 331: 329: 325: 318: 316: 314: 310: 306: 302: 300: 296: 292: 288: 287: 282: 278: 274: 271: 267: 266: 261: 260: 255: 250: 248: 244: 240: 237: 235: 231: 227: 226: 213: 209: 206: 205: 204: 201: 200: 196: 193: 192: 189: 186: 183: 182: 178: 175: 174: 170: 167: 166: 160: 157: 156: 155: 152: 151: 148: 141: 138: 137: 134: 131: 128: 127: 124: 121: 119: 115: 112: 111: 106: 102: 99: 98: 94: 91: 90: 87:November 1804 86: 83: 82: 79: 75: 72: 71: 67: 64: 63: 60: 56: 53: 52: 38: 33: 29: 26: 22: 487: 478: 462: 455: 454: 448: 434: 383: 342: 304: 303: 298: 284: 280: 264: 258: 251: 233: 224: 222: 220: 139:Tons burthen 117: 58: 25: 21:HMS Valorous 297:, although 68:29 May 1804 529:1804 ships 518:Categories 373:References 247:carronades 243:Royal Navy 230:sixth-rate 221:The first 212:carronades 194:Complement 463:Dauntless 449:Combatant 435:Combatant 319:Citations 309:The Downs 283:(English 265:Combatant 259:Dauntless 234:Combatant 184:Sail plan 118:Combatant 456:Valorous 361:52620555 305:Valorous 299:Valorous 291:Napoleon 225:Valorous 202:Armament 84:Launched 59:Valorous 488:Bermuda 479:Cruizer 241:of the 176:Draught 76:Blunt, 73:Builder 65:Ordered 35:History 392:  359:  349:  313:Baltic 286:'Pram' 236:-class 228:was a 153:Length 120:-class 490:class 481:class 281:Praam 277:sloop 239:sloop 144:40/94 123:sloop 390:ISBN 365:p.69 357:OCLC 347:ISBN 262:and 254:Hull 223:HMS 168:Beam 142:416 133:Pram 129:Type 100:Fate 78:Hull 57:HMS 54:Name 293:'s 197:121 520:: 355:. 327:^ 273:MP 249:. 147:bm 426:e 419:t 412:v 398:. 363:. 23:.

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HMS Valorous
Hull
Combatant-class
sloop
Pram
bm
Full-rigged ship
carronades
sixth-rate
Combatant-class
sloop
Royal Navy
carronades
Hull
Dauntless
Combatant
John Staniforth
MP
sloop
'Pram'
Napoleon
invasion fleet
The Downs
Baltic





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