HMS Prince Regent (1814)

HMS Prince Regent was a 56-gun British warship that served on Lake Ontario during the War of 1812. Prince Regent was built at the Kingston Royal Naval Dockyard in Kingston, Upper Canada and launched on 14 April 1814. Rated as a fourth-rate frigate, Prince Regent took part in the Raid on Fort Oswego in 1814. Following the War of 1812 the frigate was renamed HMS Kingston on 9 December 1814. In 1817, the vessel was placed in reserve following the Rush-Bagot Treaty that demilitarized all the lakes along the United States-Canada border. Discarded in 1832, the vessel found no buyer and sank in Deadman Bay off Kingston after 1832.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Prince Regent and HMS Kingston.

History
United Kingdom
NamePrince Regent
BuilderKingston Royal Naval Dockyard, Kingston
Launched14 April 1814
RenamedKingston on 9 December 1814
FateOrdered to be sold in January 1832
General characteristics
TypeFourth-rate frigate
Tons burthen1,293 50⁄94 bm
Length
  • 155 ft 10 in (47.5 m) (overall)
  • 131 ft 1 in (40.0 m) (keel)
Beam43 ft 1 in (13.1 m)
Draught17 ft 0 in (5.2 m)
Depth of hold9 ft 2 in (2.8 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement280
Armament
  • In 1814
    • Lower deck: 28 × 24 pdr (11 kg) long guns
    • Upper deck: 4 × 68 pdr (31 kg) carronades + 24 × 32 pdr (15 kg) carronades
  • By 1830:
    • Lower deck: 30 × 24 pdrs
    • Upper deck: 2 × 24 pdrs + 6 × 68 pdr carronades + 22 × 32 pdr carronades
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