HMS Starr (1805)

HMS Starr was a 16-gun Merlin-class ship sloop of the Royal Navy. She was built by Tanner, of Dartmouth, to plans by Sir William Rule, and launched in July 1805. As a sloop she served on convoy duty, though she also participated in the invasion of Martinique in early 1809. She was rebuilt as a bomb vessel in May 1812 and renamed Meteor. As Meteor she served in the Baltic and then off the United States, participating in attacks on up the Potomac and on Baltimore and New Orleans. She was sold in October 1816.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Starr and HMS Meteor.

Star, plan of the original 1805 build
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Starr
Ordered27 November 1802
BuilderBenjamin Tanner of Dartmouth
Laid downJuly 1804
Launched26 July 1805
Commissioned3 November 1805 at Plymouth
RenamedHMS Meteor in 1812
Honours and
awards
  • Naval General Service Medal with clasps:
  • "Martinique"
  • "14 Dec. Boat Service 1814"
FateSold 16 October 1816
General characteristics
Class and typeMerlin-class ship sloop
Tons burthen36532⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • 106 ft (32.3 m) (gundeck)
  • 87 ft 7 in (26.7 m) (keel)
Beam28 ft (8.5 m)
Depth of hold13 ft 9 in (4.2 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement121
Armament
  • As sloop: 16 × 32-pounder carronades + 8 × 6-pounder guns
  • As bomb vessel: 8 x 24-pounder carronades + 2 x 6-pounder guns + 10-inch mortar + 13-inch mortar
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