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HMS Seahorse (1794)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Seahorse.

HMS Seahorse capturing Badiri-i-Zaffer, 6 July 1808
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Seahorse
Ordered14 February 1793
BuilderMarmaduke Stalkartt, Rotherhithe
Laid downMarch 1793
Launched11 June 1794
Commissioned16 June 1794
Honours and
awards
FateBroken up in July 1819
General characteristics
Type38-gun Artois-class fifth-rate frigate
Tons burthen999 43⁄94 bm
Length
  • 146 ft 3 in (44.6 m) (overall)
  • 121 ft 8+1⁄2 in (37.1 m) (keel)
Beam39 ft 3+1⁄2 in (12.0 m)
Depth of hold13 ft 9 in (4.19 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement270 (later 315)
Armament
  • Upper deck: 28 × 18-pounder guns
  • QD: 2 × 9-pounder guns + 12 × 32-pounder carronades
  • Fc: 2 × 9-pounder guns + 2 × 32-pounder carronades

HMS Seahorse was a 38-gun Artois-class fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1794 and broken up in 1819.

  1. ^ "No. 20939". The London Gazette. 26 January 1849. p. 241.
  2. ^ "No. 20939". The London Gazette. 26 January 1849. p. 245.
  3. ^ "No. 20939". The London Gazette. 26 January 1849. p. 247.

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