HMS Proselyte (1804)

The Royal Navy purchased the Newcastle collier Ramillies in June 1804 and commissioned her as HMS Proselyte in September 1804, having converted her to a 28-gun sixth rate in July and August. Between 1806 and 1808 she was converted to a bomb vessel. She was crushed by ice and abandoned in 1808 at the island of Anholt while acting as a lightvessel.

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

History
United Kingdom
NameRamillies
BuilderUnknown, North Shields Newcastle upon Tyne
Launched1804
AcquiredJune 1804
RenamedHMS Proselyte
FateCrushed by ice 5 December 1808
General characteristics
TypeSixth rate
Tons burthen40392⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • 107 ft 6 in (32.77 m) (overall)
  • 87 ft 3+1⁄4 in (26.6 m) (keel)
Beam29 ft 6 in (8.99 m)
PropulsionSails
Complement
  • Sixth rate:155
  • Bomb:70
Armament
  • Sixth rate:
  • Upper deck:24 x 9-pounder guns
  • QD: 2 x 6-pounder guns
  • Fc:2 x 6-pounder bow chasers
  • Bomb: 8 x 24-pounder carronades + 1 x 13" mortar + 1 x 10" mortar (probably)
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