HMS Dublin (1812)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Dublin.
HMS Dublin was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 13 February 1812 at Rotherhithe.[1]
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United Kingdom | |
Name | Dublin |
Ordered | 31 July 1807 |
Builder | Brent, Rotherhithe |
Laid down | May 1809 |
Launched | 13 February 1812 |
Fate | Sold, 1885 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Vengeur-class ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 1772 bm |
Length | 176 ft (53.6 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 47 ft 6 in (14.5 m) |
Depth of hold | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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Dublin shared the proceeds of the capture on 17 July 1813 of Union with Abercrombie.[lower-alpha 1]
On 19 December 1812 HMS Rolla recaptured the whaler Frederick. Rolla shared the salvage money for Frederick with Dublin and Inconstant.[3]
In 1826 Dublin was reduced to a 40-gun ship. She became the flagship of Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific fleet Admiral Sir Graham Hamond, 2nd Baronet from 1835 to 1838, and Rear Admiral Richard Darton Thomas (1777–1857), from 1841 to 1845.[4]
Dublin was sold out of the Navy in 1885.[1]