HMS Conway (1814)

HMS Conway was a Royal Navy sixth-rate post ship launched in 1814 as the lead ship of her class. The Royal Navy sold her in 1825 and she became the merchantman Toward Castle, and then a whaler. She was lost in 1838 off Baja California while well into her third whaling voyage.

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

Conway
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Conway
NamesakeConwy
Ordered18 January 1813
BuilderJohn Pelham, Frindsbury
Laid downMay 1813
Launched10 March 1814
FateSold 1825
United Kingdom
NameToward Castle
NamesakeCastle Toward
Owner
  • 1825: Smith & Co.
  • 1828: Birnie
Acquiredin 1825 by purchase
FateWrecked 1838
General characteristics
Class and typeConway-class sixth-rate post ship
Tons burthen451, or 45125⁄94, or 45148⁄94, or 452 (bm)
Length
  • Overall:108 ft 2 in (33.0 m)
  • Keel:89 ft 9+1⁄4 in (27.4 m)
Beam30 ft 9 in (9.4 m)
Depth of hold9 ft 1 in (2.8 m)
Sail planSchooner
Complement50
Armament
  • Upper deck: 18 × 32-pounder carronades
  • QD: 6 × 12-pounder carronades
  • Fc: 6 × 6-pounder chase guns + 2 × 12-pounder carronades
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