History | |
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United Kingdom | |
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: |
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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.