HMS Minden (1810)
| Career (UK) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Minden |
| Ordered: | 9 July 1801 |
| Builder: | Bombay dockyard |
| Launched: | 19 June 1810 |
| Fate: | Sold for breaking up, 1861 |
| Notes: | Hulked, 1842 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | Ganges-class ship of the line[citation needed] |
| Tons burthen: | 1721 bm |
| Length: | 169 ft 6 in (51.66 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 47 ft 8½ in (14.5 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 20 ft 3 in (6.17 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: |
74 guns:
|
HMS Minden was a Royal Navy 74-gun Ganges-class Third Rate. This ship of the line was launched on 19 June 1810.[1] She was named after the German town Minden and the Battle of Minden of 1759, a decisive victory of British and Prussian forces over France in the Seven Years' War. The town is about 75 km away from Hanover, from where the House of Hanover comes—the dynasty which ruled the United Kingdom from 1714 until 1901.
Construction
Jamshedji Bomanji Wadia built Minden in 1810. She was launched from the Duncan docks in Bombay (now Mumbai).[2]
Service
Minden saw service during the War of 1812 in the Chesapeake Bay.[3] Some accounts state that Francis Scott Key was aboard Minden when he wrote the poem "The Defense of Ft. McHenry", later renamed "The Star-Spangled Banner".[4][5]
In 1816, Minden participated in the Bombardment of Algiers.[citation needed] She also served in Java and Australia.
Fate
Toward the end of her career Minden saw duty as a hospital ship in Hong Kong from 1842 after a typhoon destroyed a naval hospital on the shore.[citation needed] She primarily served suffers from malaria.[citation needed] HMS Alligator replaced her in the hospital ship role in 1857. Minden was sold for scrap and broken up in 1861 in Hong Kong.[citation needed]
In memory of the ship, two streets were named after her, Minden Row and Minden Avenue, located behind Signal Hill of Tsim Sha Tsui in Kowloon of Hong Kong.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 185.
- ↑ Excerpt from The Bombay Courier
- ↑ Brief excerpt from Roy & Lesley Adkins’ superb The War for All the Oceans: From Nelson at the Nile to Napoleon at Waterloo
- ↑ What was happening when francis scott key wrote the star spangled Banner?
- ↑ Letter to Abraham Lincoln 1863
References
- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
External links
- Photo of a scale model of Minden
- The American Connection to Minden Row (A brief history of HMS Minden)
- The Royal Naval Hospital, Hong Kong
- German Wikipedia Page of the City Minden
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