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'''HMS ''Melampus''''' was a 46-gun modified {{sclass-|Leda|frigate|0}} [[fifth-rate]] [[frigate]] built for the [[Royal Navy]] during the 1810s. |
'''HMS ''Melampus''''' was a 46-gun modified {{sclass-|Leda|frigate|0}} [[fifth-rate]] [[frigate]] built for the [[Royal Navy]] during the 1810s. Completed in 1820, she was not [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] until 1845 for the [[South America Station]] and was converted into a store and [[receiving ship]] in 1855. The ship was briefly assigned as a [[Her Majesty's Coastguard|coast guard ship]] before being [[Ship decommissioning|paid off]] in 1858. ''Melampus'' was converted into a [[Roman Catholic]] chapel ship in 1866 and then became a store ship twenty years later. The ship was sold for [[ship breaking|scrap]] in 1906. |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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''Melampus'' had a length at the [[gundeck]] of {{convert|151|ft|10|in|m|1}} and {{convert|127|ft|1|in|m|1}} at the [[keel]]. She had a [[beam (nautical)|beam]] of {{convert|40|ft|6|in|m|1}}, a [[Draft (hull)|draught]] of {{convert|14|ft|7|in|m|1}} and a depth of [[hold (ship)|hold]] of {{convert|12|ft|9|in|m|1}}. The ship's [[tonnage]] was 1088 <small>{{fraction|56|94}}</small> tons [[Builder's Old Measurement|burthen]].<ref name=RW>Winfield, pp. |
''Melampus'' had a length at the [[gundeck]] of {{convert|151|ft|10|in|m|1}} and {{convert|127|ft|1|in|m|1}} at the [[keel]]. She had a [[beam (nautical)|beam]] of {{convert|40|ft|6|in|m|1}}, a [[Draft (hull)|draught]] of {{convert|14|ft|7|in|m|1}} and a depth of [[hold (ship)|hold]] of {{convert|12|ft|9|in|m|1}}. The ship's [[tonnage]] was 1088 <small>{{fraction|56|94}}</small> tons [[Builder's Old Measurement|burthen]].<ref name=RW>Winfield, pp. 586–87</ref> The modified ''Leda''-class frigates were armed with twenty-eight 18-pounder cannon on her [[gundeck]], fourteen 32-pounder [[carronade]]s on her quarterdeck and a pair of 9-pounder cannon and two more 32-pounder carronades in [[forecastle]]. The ship had a crew of 315 officers and [[naval rating|ratings]].<ref name=WL>Winfield & Lyon, pp. 107–08</ref> |
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==Construction and career== |
==Construction and career== |
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''Melampus'', the second ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy,<ref>Colledge, pp. 221–22</ref> was ordered on 1 May 1816, [[laid down]] in August 1817 at [[Pembroke Dockyard]], [[Wales]], and [[Ship naming and launching|launched]] on 10 August 1820.<ref name=WL/> She was completed for [[reserve fleet|ordinary]] at [[Plymouth Dockyard]] 2–23 September 1829 and was roofed over from the [[mainmast]] forward. The ship |
''Melampus'', the second ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy,<ref>Colledge, pp. 221–22</ref> was ordered on 1 May 1816, [[laid down]] in August 1817 at [[Pembroke Dockyard]], [[Wales]], and [[Ship naming and launching|launched]] on 10 August 1820.<ref name=WL/> She was completed for [[reserve fleet|ordinary]] at [[Plymouth Dockyard]] 2–23 September 1829 and was roofed over from the [[mainmast]] forward. The ship cost [[pound sterling|£]]23,007 to built and £7,072 to [[fitting out|fit out]] for ordinary. She was fitted out for sea at a total cost of £9,156 from March to 18 May 1845.<ref name=RW/> |
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''Melampus''{{'}}s first [[Ship commissioning|commission]] began on 12 March with [[Captain (Royal Navy)|Captain]] John Campbell in command and she was ready for sea on 18 May.<ref name=RW/> |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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*{{cite book|last1=Phillips|first1=Lawrie; Lieutenant Commander|title=Pembroke Dockyard and the Old Navy: A Bicentennial History|date=2014|publisher=The History Press|location=Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK|isbn=978-0-7509-5214-9}} |
*{{cite book|last1=Phillips|first1=Lawrie; Lieutenant Commander|title=Pembroke Dockyard and the Old Navy: A Bicentennial History|date=2014|publisher=The History Press|location=Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK|isbn=978-0-7509-5214-9}} |
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*{{cite book|last1=Winfield|first1=Rif|title=British Warships in the Age of Sail, |
*{{cite book|last1=Winfield|first1=Rif|title=British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1817-1863|date=2014|publisher=Seaforth|location=Barnsley, UK|isbn=978-1-47383-743-0|format=epub}} |
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Revision as of 22:10, 2 May 2016
| History | |
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| Name | Melampus |
| Namesake | Melampus |
| Ordered | 1 May 1815 |
| Builder | Pembroke Dockyard |
| Laid down | August 1817 |
| Launched | 18 August 1820 |
| Completed | 18 May 1845 |
| Commissioned | 12 March 1845 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 3 April 1906 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Modified Template:Sclass- |
| Tons burthen | 1088 56/94 bm |
| Length | |
| Beam | 40 ft 6 in (12.3 m) |
| Draught | 14 ft 7 in (4.4 m) |
| Depth | 12 ft 9 in (3.9 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 315 |
| Armament |
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HMS Melampus was a 46-gun modified Template:Sclass- fifth-rate frigate built for the Royal Navy during the 1810s. Completed in 1820, she was not commissioned until 1845 for the South America Station and was converted into a store and receiving ship in 1855. The ship was briefly assigned as a coast guard ship before being paid off in 1858. Melampus was converted into a Roman Catholic chapel ship in 1866 and then became a store ship twenty years later. The ship was sold for scrap in 1906.
Description
Melampus had a length at the gundeck of 151 feet 10 inches (46.3 m) and 127 feet 1 inch (38.7 m) at the keel. She had a beam of 40 feet 6 inches (12.3 m), a draught of 14 feet 7 inches (4.4 m) and a depth of hold of 12 feet 9 inches (3.9 m). The ship's tonnage was 1088 56⁄94 tons burthen.[1] The modified Leda-class frigates were armed with twenty-eight 18-pounder cannon on her gundeck, fourteen 32-pounder carronades on her quarterdeck and a pair of 9-pounder cannon and two more 32-pounder carronades in forecastle. The ship had a crew of 315 officers and ratings.[2]
Construction and career
Melampus, the second ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy,[3] was ordered on 1 May 1816, laid down in August 1817 at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 10 August 1820.[2] She was completed for ordinary at Plymouth Dockyard 2–23 September 1829 and was roofed over from the mainmast forward. The ship cost £23,007 to built and £7,072 to fit out for ordinary. She was fitted out for sea at a total cost of £9,156 from March to 18 May 1845.[1]
Melampus's first commission began on 12 March with Captain John Campbell in command and she was ready for sea on 18 May.[1]
Notes
References
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
- Phillips, Lawrie; Lieutenant Commander (2014). Pembroke Dockyard and the Old Navy: A Bicentennial History. Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7509-5214-9.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Winfield, Rif (2014). British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1817-1863. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth. ISBN 978-1-47383-743-0.
{{cite book}}:|format=requires|url=(help) - Winfield, R.; Lyon, D. (2004). The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-032-6. OCLC 52620555.