HMS Meteor (bomb vessel)

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HMS Meteor was an early 19th-century bomb vessel, originally built as a merchant vessel. In 1807, under the command of James Collins, she was a member of a fleet sent against the Turks. She had the misfortune to burst her 13-inch mortar while forcing a passage through the Dardanelles, and her 10-inch mortar on the way back. In November, 1808, still under Collins's command, she took part in an attack on the French at Rosas Bay in northeastern Spain. Later, under the command of Samuel Roberts, she was one of the bomb vessels involved in actions off the American coast in the War of 1812. She participated in the bombardment of Fort Washington, Maryland on the Potomac River in August, 1814 and the bombardment of Fort McHenry in the Battle of Baltimore. In January, 1815, she also took part in the naval expedition that led to the Battle of New Orleans.

• See HMS Meteor for other ships of the same name

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• Naval History of Great Britain