HMS Aetna (1803)

HMS Aetna (or HMS Etna) was the mercantile Success launched in 1803 at Littlehampton. The Admiralty purchased her in 1803 for conversion into a Royal Navy bomb vessel. Aetna participated in the second Battle of Copenhagen in 1807 and the Battle of the Basque Roads in 1809. Later, she participated in the attack on Fort McHenry in the Battle of Baltimore and the bombardment of Fort Washington, Maryland in 1814, during the War of 1812. The Navy sold her in 1816 and she returned to mercantile service under her original name. She sailed to Calcutta, to Rio de Janeiro, and more locally until she was wrecked in 1823.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Aetna.

Ship's plans for Etna (Aetna)
United Kingdom
NameSuccess
BuilderArundel, equally Littlehampton,
Launched1803
FateSold 1803
United Kingdom
NameHMS Aetna
NamesakeMount Etna
Acquiredby purchase, 1803
CommissionedDecember 1803
DecommissionedLate 1815
Honours and
awards
  • Naval General Service Medal with clasps
    • Basque Roads 1809
    • Boat Service 23 Nov. 1810
    • The Potomac 17 Augt. 1814
FateSold, 1816 and disposed in Woolwich
United Kingdom
NameSuccess
Acquired1816 by purchase
FateWrecked 1823
General characteristics
TypeBomb vessel
Tons burthen366, or 367, or 368 (bm)
Length
  • Overall:102 ft 0 in (31.1 m)
  • Keel:81 ft 0 in (24.7 m)
Beam29 ft 2+1⁄2 in (8.9 m)
Depth of hold12 ft 6 in (3.8 m)
PropulsionSails
Complement67
Armament
  • 8 × 24-pounder carronades
  • 1 × 13 in (330 mm) mortar
  • 1 × 10 in (250 mm) mortar
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