HMS Melampus (1820)

HMS Melampus was a 46-gun modified Leda-class fifth-rate frigate built for the Royal Navy during the 1810s. Completed in 1820, she was not commissioned until 1845 for the South America Station and was converted into a store and receiving ship in 1855. The ship was briefly assigned as a coast guard ship before being paid off in 1858. Melampus was converted into a Roman Catholic chapel ship in 1866 and then became a store ship twenty years later. The ship was sold for scrap in 1906.

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

Plan showing the midship section for Melampus
History
United Kingdom
NameMelampus
NamesakeMelampus
Ordered1 May 1815
BuilderPembroke Dockyard
Laid downAugust 1817
Launched18 August 1820
Completed18 May 1845
Commissioned12 March 1845
FateSold for scrap, 3 April 1906
General characteristics
Class and typeModified Leda-class frigate
Tons burthen1088 56/94 bm
Length
  • 151 ft 10 in (46.3 m) (gundeck)
  • 127 ft 1 in (38.7 m) (keel)
Beam40 ft 6 in (12.3 m)
Draught14 ft 7 in (4.4 m)
Depth12 ft 9 in (3.9 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement315
Armament
  • 46 guns:
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pdr cannon
  • Quarterdeck: 14 × 32-pdr carronades
  • Forecastle: 2 × 9-pdr cannon and 2 × 32-pdr carronades
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