A wartime lack of building materials meant that Minerva and her class were built to the outdated 50-year-old design of the Richmond class, and were thus smaller than many contemporary frigates.[2]
From February 1806 Minerva served under Captain George Collier in the English Channel.[1] On 27 April she took the 14-gun Spanish privateer La Finisterre with HMS Conflict.[3]Minerva then took part in a number of small-boat operations on the coast, including taking an 8-gun fort and cutting out 5 Spanish coasters on 22 June.[4] For this action her First Lieutenant, William Mulcaster, received a sword of £50 value from Lloyd's Patriotic Fund.[5] On 11 July of the same year, her barge successfully took the 1-gun luggerLa Buena Dicha after a chase of nearly 40 miles around Guarda.[6]
On 29 October while reconnoitering the approaches to Pontevedra, Minerva cut out 2 chasse marées from Porto Novo, and 2 days later her barge took a Spanish lugger which had sailed from Avilés.[7] Staying active, Captain Collier led the ship's cutter and barge to take a 24-pounder gun-boat and 30 men on 2 October, still in the vicinity of Pontevedra.[7]
Alongside HMS Amazon she recaptured the schooner Jackdaw off the Cape Verde islands on 17 February 1807; Jackdaw had been captured only the day before.[1] In October 1807 Minerva was serving alongside HMS Naiad and HMS Phoenix, sharing in Naiad's prize of the ship Vigilante.[8] By the end of the year Captain Richard Hawkins had assumed command.[1] On 17–18 March 1808, Minerva captured the Spanish ships La Purissima Consecion, La Caroline, and a lugger.[9]
Minerva continued serving off the Spanish and French coasts, taking the 8-gun privateer La Joséphine on 23 September 1808. La Joséphine overset in a gale as she was captured, and Minerva was only able to save 16 of the 50-man crew.[10] In October 1808 she took the 14-gun L'Améthyste and on 14 April 1809 the Danish brig Edward.[11] By August 1809 Minerva was serving off Ushant and took the Carl Ludwig alongside HMS Dreadnought, HMS Gibraltar, HMS Tonnant, and HMS Snapper on 2 August.[12] She took another ship, the chasse marée Le Bienfaisant, on 10 August.[13]Minerva continued this run of successful captures into October, taking the French ships L'Emerance and L'Emulation on 3 and 12 October respectively and the chasse marée La Victoire 8 days later.[14]
By 3 December 1810 Minerva was part of the joint expedition of Vice-Admiral Sir Albemarle Bertie and Major-General John Abercrombie which successfully capturedIsle de France.[15] On 28 December she detained the ship Mary while in company with HMS Royal Oak and HMS Valiant.[16] She sailed for Newfoundland on 6 May 1811, participating in convoy duties from North America to the West Indies between 1812 and 1813.[10]
French frigate L'Artimiseedit
On 18 August 1808, Minerva possibly destroyed the French 40-gun frigate L'Artimise near Brest.[17]The London Gazette shows that head money was paid to the crew on 5 March 1811, while chroniclers in 1828 describe elements of the Brest blockading squadron chasing her ashore.[18][19] However, there is no concrete evidence of such a ship existing on the French establishment. The previous Artémise was destroyed at the Battle of the Nile in 1787. William O'Byrne suggests it was a new ship that Charles Dashwood fought in 1801, however, William James could find no evidence of the existence of a L'Artémise apart from Dashwood's engagement and her reported destruction by Minerva in 1808.[20][21] Thus, while it is assured that Minerva destroyed a ship by running it ashore on 18 August 1808, the identity of that ship is unknown.
^James, Naval History of Great Britain Vol. 3, pp. 147-8.
Referencesedit
Clowes, William Laird (1898) The Royal Navy: A History from the Earliest Times to 1900 Volume Five. Sampson Low, Marston and Company. ISBN1-86176-014-0
James, William (1859) The Naval History of Great Britain, Volume 3. Cambridge University Press. ISBN978-1-108-02167-8
Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN978-1-86176-246-7.
November 29, 2023
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For other ships with the same name see HMS Minerva HMS Minerva was a 32 gun fifth rate Thames class frigate of the Royal Navy launched in 1805 at Deptford Her namesake was the Roman goddess Minerva HMS Minerva off Finisterre Bay 22 June 1806HistoryUnited KingdomNameHMS MinervaOrdered12 July 1804BuilderDeptford DockyardCost 15 017Laid downAugust 1804Launched25 October 1805CommissionedNovember 1805FateBroken up February 1815General characteristics 1 Class and type32 gun fifth rate Thames class frigateTons burthen659 bmLength127 ft 39 m overall 107 ft 33 m keel Beam34 ft 0 5 in 10 376 m Depth of hold11 ft 3 5 in 3 442 m Complement220ArmamentUpper deck 26 x 12 pounder guns QD 8 x 24 pounder carronades Fc 4 x 24 pounder carronadesA wartime lack of building materials meant that Minerva and her class were built to the outdated 50 year old design of the Richmond class and were thus smaller than many contemporary frigates 2 Contents 1 Service history 1 1 French frigate L Artimise 2 Fate 3 Citations 4 ReferencesService history editFrom February 1806 Minerva served under Captain George Collier in the English Channel 1 On 27 April she took the 14 gun Spanish privateer La Finisterre with HMS Conflict 3 Minerva then took part in a number of small boat operations on the coast including taking an 8 gun fort and cutting out 5 Spanish coasters on 22 June 4 For this action her First Lieutenant William Mulcaster received a sword of 50 value from Lloyd s Patriotic Fund 5 On 11 July of the same year her barge successfully took the 1 gun lugger La Buena Dicha after a chase of nearly 40 miles around Guarda 6 On 29 October while reconnoitering the approaches to Pontevedra Minerva cut out 2 chasse marees from Porto Novo and 2 days later her barge took a Spanish lugger which had sailed from Aviles 7 Staying active Captain Collier led the ship s cutter and barge to take a 24 pounder gun boat and 30 men on 2 October still in the vicinity of Pontevedra 7 Alongside HMS Amazon she recaptured the schooner Jackdaw off the Cape Verde islands on 17 February 1807 Jackdaw had been captured only the day before 1 In October 1807 Minerva was serving alongside HMS Naiad and HMS Phoenix sharing in Naiad s prize of the ship Vigilante 8 By the end of the year Captain Richard Hawkins had assumed command 1 On 17 18 March 1808 Minerva captured the Spanish ships La Purissima Consecion La Caroline and a lugger 9 Minerva continued serving off the Spanish and French coasts taking the 8 gun privateer La Josephine on 23 September 1808 La Josephine overset in a gale as she was captured and Minerva was only able to save 16 of the 50 man crew 10 In October 1808 she took the 14 gun L Amethyste and on 14 April 1809 the Danish brig Edward 11 By August 1809 Minerva was serving off Ushant and took the Carl Ludwig alongside HMS Dreadnought HMS Gibraltar HMS Tonnant and HMS Snapper on 2 August 12 She took another ship the chasse maree Le Bienfaisant on 10 August 13 Minerva continued this run of successful captures into October taking the French ships L Emerance and L Emulation on 3 and 12 October respectively and the chasse maree La Victoire 8 days later 14 By 3 December 1810 Minerva was part of the joint expedition of Vice Admiral Sir Albemarle Bertie and Major General John Abercrombie which successfully captured Isle de France 15 On 28 December she detained the ship Mary while in company with HMS Royal Oak and HMS Valiant 16 She sailed for Newfoundland on 6 May 1811 participating in convoy duties from North America to the West Indies between 1812 and 1813 10 French frigate L Artimise edit On 18 August 1808 Minerva possibly destroyed the French 40 gun frigate L Artimise near Brest 17 The London Gazette shows that head money was paid to the crew on 5 March 1811 while chroniclers in 1828 describe elements of the Brest blockading squadron chasing her ashore 18 19 However there is no concrete evidence of such a ship existing on the French establishment The previous Artemise was destroyed at the Battle of the Nile in 1787 William O Byrne suggests it was a new ship that Charles Dashwood fought in 1801 however William James could find no evidence of the existence of a L Artemise apart from Dashwood s engagement and her reported destruction by Minerva in 1808 20 21 Thus while it is assured that Minerva destroyed a ship by running it ashore on 18 August 1808 the identity of that ship is unknown Fate editIn 1814 Minerva was put in ordinary at Sheerness and was broken up there in February 1815 17 Citations edit a b c d Winfield British Warships p 497 Winfield British Warships p 494 No 15915 The London Gazette 3 May 1806 p 556 Laird Clowes The Royal Navy vol 5 p 384 A Fine Lloyd s Patriotic Sword Retrieved 6 March 2021 No 15941 The London Gazette 29 July 1806 p 951 a b No 15967 The London Gazette 18 October 1806 p 1378 No 16234 The London Gazette 3 March 1809 p 296 No 16187 The London Gazette 27 September 1808 p 1341 a b Michael Phillips Minerva 32 1805 Michael Phillips Ships of the Old Navy Retrieved 5 March 2021 No 16382 The London Gazette 26 June 1810 p 946 No 16512 The London Gazette 10 August 1811 p 1576 No 16383 The London Gazette 30 June 1810 p 967 No 16461 The London Gazette 5 March 1811 p 433 No 16938 The London Gazette 24 September 1814 p 1923 No 16760 The London Gazette 3 August 1813 p 1540 a b Winfield British Warships p 498 No 16461 The London Gazette 5 March 1811 p 432 Urban The Gentleman s Magazine p 413 O Byrne 1849 p 263 James Naval History of Great Britain Vol 3 pp 147 8 References editClowes William Laird 1898 The Royal Navy A History from the Earliest Times to 1900 Volume Five Sampson Low Marston and Company ISBN 1 86176 014 0 James William 1859 The Naval History of Great Britain Volume 3 Cambridge University Press ISBN 978 1 108 02167 8 O Byrne William R 1849 Dashwood Charles A Naval Biographical Dictionary London John Murray p 263 Urban Sylvanus 1828 The Gentleman s Magazine Vol XCVIII London J B Nichols and Son OCLC 1570611 Winfield Rif 2008 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 1817 Design Construction Careers and Fates Seaforth ISBN 978 1 86176 246 7 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Minerva 1805 amp oldid 1167677532, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
