HMS Volage (1807)
| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Volage |
| Ordered: | 30 January 1805 |
| Builder: | Richard Chapman, Bideford |
| Laid down: | January 1806 |
| Launched: | 23 March 1807 |
| Completed: | 8 September 1807 at Plymouth Dockyard |
| Commissioned: | May 1807 |
| Fate: | Sold on 29 January 1818 |
| General characteristics as built | |
| Class and type: | 22-gun Laurel-class sixth-rate post ship |
| Tons burthen: | 529.5 long tons (538.0 t) |
| Length: |
118 ft 2.5 in (36.0 m) (gundeck) 98 ft 9 in (30.1 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 31 ft 9 in (9.7 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 10 ft 3 in (3.1 m) |
| Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement: | 155 |
| Armament: |
22 guns:
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HMS Volage was a Laurel-class sixth-rate post-ship of the Royal Navy. She served during the Napoleonic War.
The Volage was built by Richard Chapman, of Bideford and was launched on 23 March 1807. She was sent to the Mediterranean in October 1807, soon after commissioning in May 1807 under Captain Philip Rosenhagen. In 1810 Captain Phipps Hornby took command and she served in the Adriatic, fighting at the Battle of Lissa and driving off a much larger French ship during the action. Following this victory, Volage was sent to the East Indies under Captain Donald Mackay and in 1814 was serving on the Halifax station during the War of 1812. Her last active commission was in 1815 in the West Indies before returning to Britain. She was sold on 29 January 1818 for mercantile use.
References
- 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.
- Winfield, Rif. British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793-1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. 2nd edition, Seaforth Publishing (2008) ISBN 978-1-84415-717-4.
- Ships of the Old Navy
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