HMS Hermes (1811)

HMS Hermes was a 20-gun Hermes-class sixth-rate flush-decked sloop-of-war built in Milford Dockyard to the lines of the ex-French Bonne Citoyenne. She was destroyed in 1814 to prevent her falling into American hands after grounding during her unsuccessful attack on Fort Bowyer on Mobile Point outside Mobile, Alabama.

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

Hermes
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Hermes
Ordered18 January 1810
BuilderMilford Dockyard
Laid downMay 1810
Launched22 July 1811
Completed7 September 1811
FateGrounded in combat and burnt on 15 September 1814
General characteristics
Class and type20-gun Hermes-class sixth-rate post ship
Tons burthen5127⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • 120 ft 1 in (36.6 m) (overall)
  • 100 ft 2+1⁄8 in (30.5 m) (keel)
Beam31 ft 0 in (9.4 m)
Depth of hold8 ft 7 in (2.62 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement135
Armament2 x 9-pounder guns + 18 x 32-pounder carronades
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