HMS Hyacinth (1806)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Hyacinth.
HMS Hyacinth was an 18-gun ship-sloop of the Cormorant class in the Royal Navy, launched in 1806 at Great Yarmouth. In 1810 she was reclassed as a 20-gun Post-ship (but without being re-armed). She was again re-rated as 24 guns in 1817. Hyacinth took part in some notable actions on the coast of Spain, one of which earned qualified in 1817 for the Naval General Service Medal. She was broken up in 1820.
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Hyacinth | |
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Hyacinth |
Ordered | 12 July 1805 |
Builder | John Preston, Great Yarmouth |
Laid down | November 1805 |
Launched | 30 August 1806 |
Completed | 21 November 1806 at Chatham Dockyard |
Commissioned | October 1806 |
Out of service | Broken up December 1820 |
Honours and awards | Naval General Service Medal with the clasp "Malaga 29 May 1812"[1] |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | 18-gun Cormorant-class sloop |
Tons burthen | 42423⁄94 (bm) |
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Beam | 29 ft 7 in (9.0 m) |
Depth of hold | 9 ft (2.74 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Sloop |
Complement | 121 |
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