HMS St Lawrence
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Six ships of the Royal Navy
have borne the name HMS St Lawrence:
was a schooner
purchased in 1764 and burnt after being struck by lightning in 1766. was a 10-gun schooner purchased in 1767 and sold in 1776. was a schooner purchased in 1775 and sold in 1783. was a 12-gun schooner, formerly the American privateer
Atlas. She was captured in 1813, but recaptured by the American privateer Chasseur
in 1815. was a 112-gun first rate launched in 1814 and sold in 1832.
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
have borne the name HMS St Lawrence:
was a schooner
Schooner
A schooner is a type of sailing vessel characterized by the use of fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts with the forward mast being no taller than the rear masts....
purchased in 1764 and burnt after being struck by lightning in 1766. was a 10-gun schooner purchased in 1767 and sold in 1776. was a schooner purchased in 1775 and sold in 1783. was a 12-gun schooner, formerly the American privateer
Privateer
A privateer is a private person or ship authorized by a government by letters of marque to attack foreign shipping during wartime. Privateering was a way of mobilizing armed ships and sailors without having to spend public money or commit naval officers...
Atlas. She was captured in 1813, but recaptured by the American privateer Chasseur
Chasseur (ship)
Chasseur was a Baltimore clipper commanded by Captain Thomas Boyle, a American privateer. She sailed from Fells Point in Baltimore, where she had been launched from Thomas Kemp's shipyard in 1812...
in 1815. was a 112-gun first rate launched in 1814 and sold in 1832.
- HMS St LawrenceHMS Shannon (1806)HMS Shannon was a 38-gun Leda-class frigate of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1806 and served in the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812...
was a 38-gun fifth rate launched in 1806 as HMS ShannonHMS Shannon (1806)HMS Shannon was a 38-gun Leda-class frigate of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1806 and served in the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812...
. She was converted into a receiving ship and renamed HMS St Lawrence in 1844, and was broken up in 1859.
See also
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