HMS Calypso (1805)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Calypso.
HMS Calypso was a Royal Navy Cruizer-class brig-sloop. She was built at Deptford Wharf between 1804 and 1805, and launched in 1805. She served in the North Sea and the Baltic, most notably at the Battle of Lyngør, which effectively ended the Gunboat War. Calypso was broken up in March 1821.[2]
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Calypso | |
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Calypso |
Ordered | 15 October 1803 |
Builder | John Dudman, Deptford, Kent |
Launched | 2 February 1805 |
Honours and awards | Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Off Mardoe 6 July 1812"[1] |
Fate | Broken up March 1821 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Cruizer-class brig-sloop |
Tons burthen | 382 (bm) |
Length |
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Beam | 30 ft 6 in (9.3 m) |
Draught | 6 ft 6 in (2.0 m) (unladen);10 ft 0 in (3.0 m) (laden) |
Depth of hold | 12 ft 9 in (3.9 m) |
Sail plan | Brig rigged |
Complement | 121 |
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