HMS Lord Melville (1813)
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For other ships of the same name, see HMS Melville and HMS Star.
| Career (UK) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Lord Melville |
| Builder: | Kingston Royal Naval Dockyard |
| Launched: | 1813 |
| Renamed: | HMS Star on 22 January 1814 |
| Honours and awards: | War of 1812, |
| Fate: | sold in 1837 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | schooner, altered to 14-gun brig in 1813 |
| Tons burthen: | 279 bm |
| Complement: | 100 |
| Armament: |
2 long 18-pdr 12 32-pdr carronade |
HMS Lord Melville (also known as HMS Melville) was a schooner of the Royal Navy launched at Kingston on 20 July 1813. She was altered to 14-gun brig in 1813. She served on Lake Ontario during the War of 1812, was renamed HMS Star on 22 January 1814. By 1815, she was unfit for anything but transport duties. She was sold in 1837. [1]
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References
- ↑ http://www.halinet.on.ca/GreatLakes/documents/Macpherson/default.asp?ID=c1 Ken R. Macpherson, "List of Vessels Employed on British Naval Service on the Great Lakes, 1755-1875," Ontario History,vol. LV (1963): 173-79.
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- Jonathan Moore (2006). Archaeological and Historical Investigations of Three War of 1812 Wrecks at Kingston, Ontario : HMS St. Lawrence, HMS Kingston and HMS Burlington : Report for Province of Ontario Licence to Conduct Archaeological Exploration or Fieldwork 1999-096 at Sites BbGd-6, BbGc-45 and BbGc-46. Ottawa. ISBN 0-9781712-0-9.
- The War of 1812 Magazine
- 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. ISBN 9781861762818. OCLC 67375475.
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