HMS Destruction

At least two vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Destruction.

HMS Destruction (1804)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Destruction
Ordered	22 May 1804
Laid down	August 1804
Launched	3 September 1804
Fate	Sold 1806
General characteristics [1]
Tons burthen	7681⁄94 (bm)
Length	Overall:60 ft 0 in (18.3 m) Keel:49 ft 0+1⁄2 in (14.9 m)
Beam	17 ft 2 in (5.2 m)
Depth of hold	7 ft 0 in (2.1 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Schooner
Armament	4 × 18-pounder carronades + 1 × 10" mortar

Destruction was a Convulsion-class bomb vessel launched in 1804. Lieutenant Peter Wright commissioned her in 1805 for the Downs station. She was paid off in June 1806 and sold on 27 August 1806.^[1]

HMS Destruction (1814)

Destruction was an American gunboat captured at the Battle of Lake Borgne on 14 December 1814. She remained in service until at least 4 June 1815.^[2] Prize money for her and the other vessels captured at the battle was paid in July 1821.^[3]