HMS Semiramis (1808)

HMS Semiramis was a fifth-rate Royal Navy frigate^[1] during the Age of Sail. She was built at Deptford Dockyard,^[2] launched on 25 July 1808,^[3] and eventually broken up in 1844.

HMS Semiramis inboard profile plan.
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Semiramis
Namesake	Semiramis, legendary Assyrian ruler
Ordered	25 March 1806
Cost	£35,473
Laid down	April 1807
Launched	25 July 1808[1]
Commissioned	6 September 1808
Fate	Broken up 1844[2]
General characteristics
Class and type	Apollo
Type	Frigate
Tons burthen	944
Beam	38 ft 2 in[3]
Draught	14 ft 4 in[3]
Depth of hold	13 ft 3 in[3]
Armament	36 guns; later reduced to 24[2]

Charles Richardson captained HMS Semiramis between 1810 and 1814,^[4] (1823) during which time the ship destroyed the French 16-gun brig Le Pluvier and captured the 14-gun French privateer vessel Grand Jean Bart.^[5][3]

Captain Sir James Yeo was transferred to command HMS Semiramis in October 1817; he would die aboard in 1818 while returning to England from Jamaica.^[6]