Five vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Harlequin.
- HMS Harlequin (1796) was a schooner of 14 guns, purchased in 1796 in the West Indies and still listed in 1802.
- HMS Harlequin (1813) was a Cruizer-class brig-sloop of 18 guns, launched in 1813 and sold in Jamaica in 1829.
- HMS Harlequin (1814) was an American gunboat captured at the Battle of Lake Borgne on 14 December 1814.[1] Lieutenant James Hunter, who had been wounded at the battle, was appointed to command her with a commission dated 27 February 1815, and she was paid off in June 1815.[2] The Admiralty formally purchased her in 1815 in the West Indies and she was still listed as a tender in Bermuda in 1816.[3] Prize money for her and the other vessels captured at the battle was paid in July 1821.[4]
- HMS Harlequin (1836) was a brig-sloop of 16 guns launched in 1836, converted to a coal hulk in 1860 and sold in 1889.
- HMS Harlequin was a wood screw sloop of 950 tons burthen (bm), laid down at Portsmouth Dockyard on 13 February 1861 and cancelled on 16 February 1864.
The Royal Navy also employed a hired armed ship Harlequin in 1804; she was wrecked on 7 December 1809.
Citations
edit- ^ Paullin and Paxson (1914), p.436.
- ^ O'Byrne (1849), pp. 555–556.
- ^ Colledge (2010), p. 176.
- ^ "No. 17730". The London Gazette. 28 July 1821. p. 1561.
References
edit- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
- O'Byrne, William R. (1849) A Naval Biographical Dictionary: comprising the life and services of every living officer in Her Majesty's navy, from the rank of admiral of the fleet to that of lieutenant, inclusive. (London: J. Murray), vol. 1.
- Paullin, Charles Oscar and Frederic Logan Paxson (1914) Guide to the materials in London archives for the history of the United States since 1783. (Carnegie Institution of Washington).
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