HMS Seahorse (1712)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Seahorse.
HMS Seahorse was a member of the Gibraltar Group of 24-gun sixth rates.[1] After commissioning she spent her career in Home waters and North America on trade protection duties. She was rebuilt at Deptford between 1725 and 1727. After her rebuild she served in Home Waters, North America, West Indies and the Mediterranean on trade protection. She was sold in 1749.[2]
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Great Britain | |
Name | HMS Seahorse |
Ordered | 21 August 1711 |
Builder | Royal Dockyard, Portsmouth |
Launched | 13 February 1712 |
Commissioned | February 1712 |
Fate | Sold 28 July 1748 |
General characteristics | |
Type | 24-gun Sixth Rate |
Tons burthen | 280+23ā94 bm |
Length |
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Beam | 26 ft 0 in (7.9 m) for tonnage |
Depth of hold | 11 ft 6 in (3.5 m) |
Sail plan | ship-rigged |
Armament |
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General characteristics as rebuilt 1727 | |
Type | 20-gun Sixth Rate |
Tons burthen | 374+45ā94 bm |
Length |
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Beam | 28 ft 4 in (8.6 m) for tonnage |
Depth of hold | 9 ft 2 in (2.8 m) |
Sail plan | ship-rigged |
Armament | 20 x 6-pdr 19 cwt guns on wooden trucks (UD) |
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Seahorse was the sixth vessel so named, the first being a ship captured 1625 and last mentioned in 1635.[3]