HMS Earl of Moira
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 United Kingdom
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| Name: | HMS Moira (or Earl of Moira) |
| Builder: | Kingston Royal Naval Dockyard, Kingston, Ontario |
| Launched: | 28 May 1805 |
| Renamed: | Charwell on 22 January 1814 |
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| Fate: | Sold in 1837 |
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| Tons burthen: | 168 59⁄94 (bm) |
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| Beam: | 23 ft 8 in (7.2 m) |
| Draught: | 7 ft (2.1 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
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| Complement: | 86 (in 1830) |
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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 . Initially constructed for the Provincial Marine in 1805, the vessel took part in the Engagements on Lake Ontario. Renamed Charwell in 1814, following the war, the vessel became a powder hulk and an accommodation vessel. The vessel was sold in 1837.
Moira was a schooner that measured 168 59⁄94 tons burthern with a 70 ft 6 in (21.49 m) length overall and 56 ft 3 5⁄8 in (17.161 m) at the keel. The vessel had a beam of 23 ft 8 in (7.21 m) and a draught of 7 ft (2.1 m). Initially rigged as a schooner but was re-rigged as a brig in 1813. As a schooner, the vessel was launched with 14 guns. After being re-rigged, the vessel was re-armed with two 9-pounder guns and fourteen 24-pounder carronades. By 1814, the vessel's armament had changed to a single 18-pounder and twelve 24-pounder carronades.
The vessel was constructed at Kingston Royal Naval Dockyard in Kingston, Ontario under the supervision of Master Shipwright John Dennis to a design by Alexander Munn and was launched on 28 May 1805 at Point Frederick.Moira was named for the 1st Marquis of Hastings and 2nd Earl of Moira (1754–1826).
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