British Hermes Class

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Hermes Class

Design Armament	Broadside Weight = 297.00 Imperial Pound ( 134.69 kg)		BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck	18 x British 32-Pound Carronade
Upper Gun Deck	2 x British 9-Pounder

Design Dimensions and Ship Information
	Ordered	Shipyard	Launched	Out of service	Fate	Gundeck Length	Length of Keel	Breadth	Depth in hold	Burthen
As Designed						119' 0"	99' 10 ⅝"	30' 11"	8' 7"	507 ⁷⁶⁄₉₄
Hermes (20) 1811-1814 British 20 Gun 6th Rate Post Ship	Unknown	Milford Dockyard - Milford Haven	22.7.1811	15.9.1814	Burnt	120' 0"	100' 2 ¼"	31' 0"	8' 7"	511
Myrmidon (20) 1813-1823 British 20 Gun 6th Rate Post Ship	2.8.1811	Milford Dockyard - Milford Haven	8.6.1813	1.1823	Broken Up	119' 10 ½"	99' 10 ¾"	30' 11 ½"	8' 7 ½"	509 ²⁵⁄₉₄
Ariadne (20) 1816-1841 British 20 Gun 6th Rate Post Ship	28.11.1812	Pater Yard - Pembroke Dock	10.2.1816	23.7.1841	Sold	121' 7"	100' 5 ½"	30' 11 ¼"	8' 9"	511 ⁴²⁄₉₄
Valorous (20) 1816-1829 British 20 Gun 6th Rate Post Ship	28.11.1812	Pater Yard - Pembroke Dock	10.2.1816	13.8.1829	Broken Up	121' 7 ¼"	100' 5 ⅝"	31' 0"	8' 9"	513 ⁵³⁄₉₄

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BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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