HMS Stirling Castle (1811)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Stirling Castle.

HMS Stirling Castle was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 31 December 1811 at Rochester.

HMS Stirling Castle in 1780 entering Cork Harbour, by George Mounsey Wheatley Atkinson
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Stirling Castle
Ordered	12 August 1807
Builder	Ross, Rochester
Laid down	July 1808
Launched	31 December 1811
Fate	Broken up, 1861
General characteristics
Class and type	Vengeur-class ship of the line
Tons burthen	1774 bm
Length	176 ft (54 m) (gundeck)
Beam	47 ft 6 in (14.5 m)
Depth of hold	21 ft (6 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounder guns Quarterdeck: 4 × 12-pounder guns, 10 × 32-pounder carronades Forecastle: 2 × 12-pounder guns, 2 × 32-pounder carronades Poop deck: 6 × 18-pounder carronades

Stirling Castle was in company with HMS Cormorant on 11 June 1813. Stirling Castle was sailing to the East Indies and Cormorant was sailing to the Cape of Good Hope. On the way, on 11 June, they boarded Ainsley, Brown, master, which was returning to Liverpool from Africa.

Stirling Castle became a prison ship in 1839, and was broken up in 1861.

References

• Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.