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HMS Lord Melville (1813)

History
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Name: HMS Lord Melville
Builder: Kingston Royal Naval Dockyard
Launched: 1813
Renamed: HMS Star on 22 January 1814
Honours and
awards:
War of 1812,
Fate: sold in 1837
General characteristics
Class and type: schooner, altered to 14-gun brig in 1813
Tons burthen: 279 bm
Complement: 100
Armament:
  • 2 long 18-pdr
  • 12 32-pdr carronade

HMS Lord Melville (also known as HMS Melville) was a schooner of the Royal Navy launched at Kingston, Ontario on 20 July 1813. She was altered to 14-gun brig in 1813. She served on Lake Ontario during the War of 1812, and was renamed HMS Star on 22 January 1814. By 1815, she was unfit for anything but transport duties. She was sold in 1837.


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