HMS Psyche (1814)
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Psyche.
| Career (UK) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Psyche |
| Ordered: | 1814 |
| Builder: | Kingston Royal Naval Dockyard |
| Fate: | laid up in 1815, presumed sunk at Kingston |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | frigate |
HMS Psyche was to have been a 54-gun fourth rate frigate of the Royal Navy. She was built at the Kingston Royal Naval Dockyard in Kingston, Ontario during the War of 1812, using frames shipped from Britain and assembled in Canada. The ship was not completed until after the end of the war. Under the Rush–Bagot Treaty, the frigate was disarmed and laid up in Kingston. The hulk was sold in 1837.
References
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.
- Ships' dimensions and draughts of a Royal Navy Schooner Frigate of 22 guns and of a Frigate of 32 guns, 1813
- Ken R. Macpherson, "List of Vessels Employed on British Naval Service on the Great Lakes, 1755-1875," Ontario History,vol. LV (1963): 173-79.