British Sixth Rate post ship 'Myrmidon' (1813)

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Myrmidon
Nominal Guns	20	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	2.8.1811	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	7.1812	BWAS-1793
Launched	8.6.1813	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Milford Dockyard - Milford Haven	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Hermes Class (1810)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	William StoneBritish Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1793-1839	BWAS-1793
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Post Ship	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	1.1823	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck119' 10 ½"Imperial Feet36.2839
Length of Keel99' 10 ¾"Imperial Feet30.1943
Breadth30' 11 ½"Imperial Feet9.1567
Depth in Hold8' 7 ½"Imperial Feet2.4511
Draught Forward9' 9"Imperial Feet2.9718
Draught Aft10' 3"Imperial Feet3.1242
Burthen509 ²⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

8.6.1813Broadside Weight = 297 Imperial Pound ( 134.6895 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck18 British 32-Pound Carronade
Upper Gun Deck2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1810135Design Complement

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
8.1813 - 10.1813CaptainBWAS-179310.1813 - 1814CaptainBWAS-17931814 - 4.1815CaptainBWAS-17934.1815 - 1817CaptainBWAS-17933.1819 - 1820CommanderBWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
11.3.1819 - 4.1820LieutenantNBD184928.4.1821 - 12.1821LieutenantNBD1849

2 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
7.10.1816 - 6.10.1817Masterref:187130.9.1820 - 9.6.1821Acting Master ADM 196/1/4ADM 196

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
12.1815 - 11.1818MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
40.1813Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
6.2.1814Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
10.1815Paid offBWAS-1793
1817In the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
2.1817Refitted as a 20 gun Unrated Unknown
1819On the African staitonBWAS-1793
10.1.1823Breaking up completed at PortsmouthBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 196 Document

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ref:1871 Archive

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Jon Miller on Tuesday 7th of July 2026 10:55

Portsmouth, 25 November 1815: The Myrmidon is to be docked, all standing, and her defects made good. [Hampshire Chronicle, 27 November 1815]

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