HMS Alphea (1806)
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HMS Alphea was built of Bermudan pencil cedar as a cutter and launched in 1804. Later she was converted to a schooner. She captured a number of small prizes before September 1813 when she blew up in a single-ship action with the loss of her entire crew.
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Name | HMS Alphea |
Ordered | 2 April 1804 |
Laid down | 1804 |
Launched | 1806 |
Commissioned | March 1806 |
Fate | Blown up in action 1813 |
General characteristics [lower-alpha 1] | |
Class and type | Adonis-class |
Type | Cutter, converted to schooner |
Tons burthen | 110 93⁄94 (bm) |
Length |
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Beam | 20 ft 4 in (6.2 m) |
Depth of hold | 10 ft 3 in (3.1 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Schooner |
Complement | 35 |
Armament | 10 × 18-pounder carronades |
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