HMS Thais (1829)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Thais |
| Ordered | 25 March 1823 |
| Builder | Pembroke Dockyard |
| Laid down | July 1828 |
| Launched | 12 October 1829 |
| Completed | June 1832 |
| Fate | Lost, December 1833 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Template:Sclass- |
| Tons burthen | 230 64/94 bm |
| Length | |
| Beam | 24 ft 8 in (7.5 m) |
| Draught | 9 ft (2.7 m) |
| Depth | 11 ft (3.4 m) |
| Sail plan | Brig |
| Complement | 52 |
| Armament | 2 × 6-pdr cannon; 8 × 18-pdr carronades |
HMS Thais was a 10-gun Template:Sclass- built for the Royal Navy during the 1820s. She was lost in 1833.
Description
Thais had a length at the gundeck of 90 feet (27.4 m) and 72 feet 3 inches (22.0 m) at the keel. She had a beam of 24 feet 8 inches (7.5 m), a draught of about 9 feet (2.7 m) and a depth of hold of 11 feet (3.4 m). The ship's tonnage was 230 64/94 tons burthen.[1] The Cherokee class was armed with two 6-pounder cannon and eight 18-pounder carronades. The ships had a crew of 52 officers and ratings.[2]
Construction and career
Thais, the second ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy,[3] was ordered on 23 March 1823, laid down in July 1828 at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 12 October 1829.[2] She was completed on June 1832 at Plymouth Dockyard.
Thais departed Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America, on 12 December 1833 and was never heard from again.[4] She was lost with all hands off the coast of Galway, Ireland, in December 1833.[5]
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 (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1793-1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates (epub). Barnsley, UK: Seaforth. ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6.
- 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.
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