HMS Orontes (1813)
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Orontes.
| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Orontes |
| Ordered: | 4 May 1812 |
| Builder: | Josiah & Thomas Brindley, Frindsbury |
| Laid down: | August 1812 |
| Launched: | 29 June 1813 |
| Completed: | 13 December 1813 |
| Renamed: | Originally ordered as HMS Brilliant |
| Fate: | Broken up in April 1817 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Scamander-class frigate |
| Tons burthen: | 939 bm |
| Length: | 142 ft 10.5 in (43.548 m) (gundeck) 119 ft 9.5 in (36.513 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 38 ft 4.75 in (11.7031 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 12 ft 4 in (3.76 m) |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Crew: | 284 |
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HMS Orontes was a 36-gun Scamander-class fifth rate frigate of the Royal Navy. She was built at Frindsbury as HMS Brilliant, but was renamed in 1812. She was launched in 1813. Her first commander was Captain Nathaniel Day Cochrane, who served on the Irish Station. She was later under Captain William M’Culloch, who may have taken her to the West Indies. Orontes was broken up at Sheerness in April 1817.
References
- Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. London: Seaforth. ISBN 978-1-84415-717-4.