HMS Proselyte (1804)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Proselyte.
The Royal Navy purchased the Newcastle collier Ramillies in June 1804 and commissioned her as HMS Proselyte in September 1804, having converted her to a 28-gun sixth rate in July and August. Between 1806 and 1808 she was converted to a bomb vessel. She was crushed by ice and abandoned in 1808 at the island of Anholt while acting as a lightvessel.
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Name | Ramillies |
Builder | Unknown, North Shields Newcastle upon Tyne[1] |
Launched | 1804 |
Acquired | June 1804 |
Renamed | HMS Proselyte |
Fate | Crushed by ice 5 December 1808 |
General characteristics [2] | |
Type | Sixth rate |
Tons burthen | 40392⁄94 (bm) |
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Beam | 29 ft 6 in (8.99 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
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