HMS Clarence (1812)

	Clarence
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Clarence
Ordered	13 July 1807
Builder	Blackburn, Turnchapel
Laid down	November 1807
Launched	11 April 1812
Fate	Broken up, 1828
General characteristics
Class and type	Vengeur-class ship of the line
Tons burthen	1749 (bm)
Length	176 ft (54 m) (gundeck)
Beam	47 ft 6 in (14.48 m)
Depth of hold	21 ft (6.4 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns; Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounder guns; QD: 4 × 12-pounder guns 10 × 32-pounder carronades; Fc: 2 × 12-pounder guns + 2 × 3-pounder carronades; Poop deck: 6 × 18-pounder carronades;

HMS Clarence was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 11 April 1812 at Turnchapel.

Clarence was among a number of vessels that shared in the proceeds of the recapture of Wolfe's Cove on 1 December 1813.

In 1826 Clarence was re-rated as a fourth rate. She was broken up in 1828.

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