HMS Tyne (1814)

HMS Tyne was launched at Topsham in 1814 as a Conway-class sixth rate. She served in the East Indies and in the Pacific Squadron. She also served in the Caribbean, cruising against pirates, during which she captured the pirate schooner Zaragozana. In 1825 the Navy sold Tyne and she became the whaler William. She was lost in early 1827 in the Bonin Islands on her first voyage to the British southern whale fishery.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Tyne and William (ship).

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Tyne
NamesakeRiver Tyne
Ordered18 January 1813
BuilderRobert Davy, Topsham
Laid downAugust 1813
Launched20 May 1814
FateSold January 1825
United Kingdom
NameTyne
OwnerDaniel Bennett & Sons
Acquired1825 by purchase
RenamedWilliam (1825)
FateLost early 1827
General characteristics
Class and typeConway-class sixth rate
Tons burthen390, or 44567⁄94, or 471 (bm)
Length
  • Overall:108 ft 0 in (32.9 m)
  • Keel:89 ft 9+1⁄4 in (27.4 m)
Beam30 ft 6+5⁄8 in (9.3 m)
Depth of hold9 ft 01⁄4 in (2.7 m)
Complement155
Armament
  • Upper deck: 18 × 32-pounder carronades
  • QD: 6 × 12-pounder carronades
  • Fc: 2 × 6-pounder guns + 2 × 12-pounder carronades
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