HMS Orontes (1813)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Orontes.

History
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Orontes
Ordered4 May 1812
BuilderJosiah & Thomas Brindley, Frindsbury
Laid downAugust 1812
Launched29 June 1813
Completed13 December 1813
RenamedOriginally ordered as HMS Brilliant
FateBroken up in April 1817
General characteristics
Class and typeScamander-class frigate
Tons burthen939 bm
Length
  • 142 ft 10.5 in (43.548 m) (gundeck)
  • 119 ft 9.5 in (36.513 m) (keel)
Beam38 ft 4.75 in (11.7031 m)
Depth of hold12 ft 4 in (3.76 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Crew284
Armament

HMS Orontes was a 36-gun Scamander-class fifth rate frigate of the Royal Navy. She was built at Frindsbury as Brilliant, but was renamed in 1812. She was launched in 1813. Her first commander was Captain Nathaniel Day Cochrane, who served on the Irish Station. She was later under Captain William M’Culloch, who may have taken her to the West Indies.

On 31 January 1815 Lloyd's List reported that Orontes was one of the escorts of a fleet that had left St Thomas on 11 December 1814.[1]

On 18 February 1817, Lloyd's List reported that Orontes, just arrived at Portsmouth, had spoken with Grant at 1°32′N 17°15′W / 1.533°N 17.250°W / 1.533; -17.250, out 110 days on her voyage from Madras to England.[2]

Orontes was broken up at Sheerness in April 1817.

Citations

  1. ^ Lloyd's List №4943.
  2. ^ Lloyd's List №5153.

References

  • Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. London: Seaforth. ISBN 978-1-84415-717-4.


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