Pyramus was the sole member of her class and was built on the lines of the French frigate Belle Poule, which the Royal Navy captured in 1780. She was ordered in 1805 and laid down the next year, but in 1807 the builder failed. The Admiralty transferred the frame to the Portsmouth Dockyard. The Admiralty reordered her and she was launched in 1810.
The information that Lord Nelson had captured Pyramus at the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801 is incorrect. (Source Dr. Ian A. Cameron, M.D, F.C.F.P., Nova Scotia Medical Bulletin, August 1987, pp. 118–120; Also, the Cambridge Digital Library / University of Cambridge website)[2][3][4][5]
Careeredit
On 26 October 1813, Hotspur and Pyramus captured the 225 ton (bm) American letter of marqueChesapeake off Nantes. Captain Joseph Richardson had sailed her from America to France and she left Nantes on 18 October 1813.[6][a]
On 29 November Pyramus captured the American vessel Zephyr, Jedediah Olcott, master, of four guns and 20 men. Zephyr had been sailing from Lorient to Charlestown.[8]
Fateedit
Pyramus was laid up in 1829. Between November 1832 and July 1833 she underwent fitting for a convict and receiving ship for Halifax, Nova Scotia. From 1834 to 1875 she was at Halifax.[1] She served as a hospital ship during the Chorea Epidemic.[9]
On 10 November 1879 she was sold for £1,600 for breaking up.[1]
Notesedit
^She had been commissioned at Baltimore on 7 July 1813. She had a crew of 33 and was armed with one 18-pounder gun and four 12-pounder carronades.[7]
Cranwell, John Philips; Crane, William Bowers (1940). Men of marque; a history of private armed vessels out of Baltimore during the War of 1812. New York: W.W. Norton & Co.
Erickson, Paul A. (1986). Halifax's North End: an anthropologist looks at the city. Lancelot Press.
Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN978-1-86176-246-7.
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pyramus, 1810, other, ships, with, same, name, pyramus, pyramus, fifth, rate, frigate, launched, portsmouth, 1810, during, napoleonic, wars, captured, some, small, privateers, hulked, 1832, 1833, halifax, nova, scotia, vessel, sold, broken, 1879, pyramus, port. For other ships with the same name see HMS Pyramus HMS Pyramus was a fifth rate 36 gun frigate launched at Portsmouth in 1810 During the Napoleonic Wars she captured some small privateers She was hulked in 1832 1833 at Halifax Nova Scotia The vessel was sold and broken up in 1879 HMS Pyramus at Portsmouth Dockyard on 6 September 1825 drawn by John Christian SchetkyHistory United Kingdom NameHMS Pyramus OrderedInitially 29 June 1805 Re order May 1808 BuilderCharles Greenword and Thomas Kidwell Itchenor Re order Portsmouth Dockyard Laid downInitially April 1806 Re order November 1808 Launched22 January 1810 FateSold for breaking up in September 1879 General characteristics 1 Tons burthen92020 94 bm LengthGundeck 141 ft 1 in 43 00 m Keel 117 ft 2 5 8 in 35 728 m Beam38 ft 5 in 11 71 m Depth of hold12 ft 0 in 3 66 m Sail planFull rigged ship Complement264 ArmamentUpper deck 26 18 pounder guns QD 2 9 pounder gun 10 32 pounder carronades Fc 2 9 pounder gun 2 32 pounder carronades Contents 1 Origin 2 Career 3 Fate 4 Notes 5 Citations 6 ReferencesOrigin editPyramus was the sole member of her class and was built on the lines of the French frigate Belle Poule which the Royal Navy captured in 1780 She was ordered in 1805 and laid down the next year but in 1807 the builder failed The Admiralty transferred the frame to the Portsmouth Dockyard The Admiralty reordered her and she was launched in 1810 The information that Lord Nelson had captured Pyramus at the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801 is incorrect Source Dr Ian A Cameron M D F C F P Nova Scotia Medical Bulletin August 1987 pp 118 120 Also the Cambridge Digital Library University of Cambridge website 2 3 4 5 Career editOn 26 October 1813 Hotspur and Pyramus captured the 225 ton bm American letter of marque Chesapeake off Nantes Captain Joseph Richardson had sailed her from America to France and she left Nantes on 18 October 1813 6 a On 29 November Pyramus captured the American vessel Zephyr Jedediah Olcott master of four guns and 20 men Zephyr had been sailing from Lorient to Charlestown 8 Fate editPyramus was laid up in 1829 Between November 1832 and July 1833 she underwent fitting for a convict and receiving ship for Halifax Nova Scotia From 1834 to 1875 she was at Halifax 1 She served as a hospital ship during the Chorea Epidemic 9 On 10 November 1879 she was sold for 1 600 for breaking up 1 Notes edit She had been commissioned at Baltimore on 7 July 1813 She had a crew of 33 and was armed with one 18 pounder gun and four 12 pounder carronades 7 Citations edit a b c Winfield 2008 pp 174 175 Nova Scotia Archives the Royal Navy in Nova Scotia Waters 20 April 2020 Documents of the Assembly of the State of New York 1867 The Naval Chronicle Volume 23 January July 1810 Containing a Volume 23 British and Foreign Medico chirurgical Review Or Quarterly Journal of Practical Medicine and Surgery Volume 35 Cranwell amp Crane 1940 p 157 Cranwell amp Crane 1940 p 377 No 16824 The London Gazette 14 December 1813 p 2516 Erickson 1986 p 22 References editCranwell John Philips Crane William Bowers 1940 Men of marque a history of private armed vessels out of Baltimore during the War of 1812 New York W W Norton amp Co Erickson Paul A 1986 Halifax s North End an anthropologist looks at the city Lancelot Press Winfield Rif 2008 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 1817 Design Construction Careers and Fates Seaforth Publishing ISBN 978 1 86176 246 7 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Pyramus 1810 amp oldid 1168549070, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
