HMS Owen Glendower (1808)
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HMS Owen Glendower (or Owen Glendour) was a Royal Navy 36-gun fifth-rate Apollo-class frigate launched in 1808 and disposed of in 1884. In between she was instrumental in the seizure of the Danish island of Anholt, captured prizes in the Channel during the Napoleonic Wars, sailed to the East Indies and South America, participated in the suppression of the slave trade, and served as a prison hulk in Gibraltar before she was sold in 1884.
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HMS Owen Glendower in Copenhagen in 1822, painted by Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg | |
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Name | HMS Owen Glendower |
Namesake | Owain Glyndŵr[lower-alpha 1] |
Ordered | 1 October 1806 |
Laid down | January 1807 |
Launched | 19 November 1808 |
Fate | Sold in 1884 |
General characteristics [6] | |
Class and type | 36-gun fifth-rate Apollo-class frigate |
Tons burthen | 9513⁄95 (bm) |
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Beam | 38 ft 3+1⁄2 in (11.671 m) |
Depth of hold | 13 ft 3 in (4.04 m) |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Complement | 285 |
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