HMS Moira
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| Name: | HMS Moira |
| Builder: | Kingston Royal Naval Dockyard, Ontario |
| Launched: | 28 May 1805 |
| Renamed: | Charwell on 22 January 1814 |
| Reclassified: | Re-rigged as brig in 1813 Powder hulk in 1816 Accommodation vessel in 1827 |
| Fate: | Sold in 1837 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | 14-gun schooner later 16-gun brig-sloop |
| Tons burthen: | 168 tons |
| Length: | 70 ft 6 in (21.5 m) |
| Beam: | 23 ft 8 in (7.2 m) |
| Draught: | 7 ft (2.1 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | schooner later brig sloop |
| Complement: | 86 (in 1830) |
| Armament: | launched as 14-guns rearmed with 16 guns in 1813: 2 x 9pdr and 14 x 24pdr carronades after 1814 the 9pdrs and 2 carronades were replaced by 1 x 18pdr |
HMS Moira (or HMS Earl of Moira) was a British 14-gun schooner of the Royal Navy, that plied the waters of Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River during the War of 1812.
She was launched on 28 May 1805 at Kingston Royal Naval Dockyard, Ontario to a design by Alexander Munn, and was named for the 1st Marquis of Hastings and 2nd Earl of Moira (1754-1826). She was rebuilt in 1813, being re-rigged as a brig, and carrying 16 guns. She was renamed Charwell on 22 January 1814, and after the end of the war saw use as a powder hulk from 1816 and an accommodation vessel from 1827. She was sold in 1837
[edit] References
- Colledge, J. J. and Warlow, Ben (2006). Ships of the Royal Navy: the complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy, Rev. ed., London: Chatham. ISBN 9781861762818. OCLC 67375475.
- PAH2677 View of the embarkation of the Earl of Moira, on board the Sterling Castle off Cooper's Island, Port Louis.... Augt 20th 1813
- The War of 1812 Magazine
