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Severn

HMS Severn

Survived

Royal Navy

TypeFrigate
RateFifth rate
Guns40 guns
WarBombardment of Algiers

Frigate at the bombardment of Fort McHenry in 1814 and at Algiers in 1816.

Liffey (1813); Forth (1813); Severn (1813); Liverpool (1814); Glasgow (1814) Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for Liffey (1813), Forth (1813), Severn (1813), Liverpool (1814), and Glasgow (1814), all fir-built 40-gun Fifth Rate Frigates to be built Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • UD: 28 × 24-pounder guns
  • QD: 16 × 32-pounder carronades
  • Fc: 2 × 9-pounder guns and 4 × 32-pounder carronades
BuilderWigram, Wells & Green, Blackwall Yard
Laid downJanuary 1813
Launched14 June 1813
Length159 ft 2+5⁄8 in (48.530 m) (gundeck); 132 ft 2 in (40.28 m) (keel)
Speed14.4 knots (26.7 km/h; 16.6 mph)
Complement300 (later 340)

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

14 June 1813

27 August 1816

Fate

Survived

Sold for breaking up, 20 July 1825