HMS Eclipse (1807)
HMS Eclipse was a Royal Navy Cruizer-class brig-sloop built by John King at Dover and launched in 1807. She served off Portugal and then in the Indian Ocean at the capture of the Île de France. Shortly thereafter she captured Tamatave. She was sold for mercantile service in 1815. She traded with India until 1823. Then between 1823 and 1845 she made seven voyages as a whaler.
Eclipse | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Eclipse |
| Ordered | 1 October 1806 |
| Builder | Thomas King, Dover |
| Laid down | December 1806 |
| Launched | 4 August 1807 |
| Fate | Sold on 31 August 1815 |
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Eclipse |
| Owner | Various |
| Acquired | 1815 by purchase |
| Fate | Leaves Lloyd's Register c.1838; last recorded voyage ends June 1845. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Cruizer-class brig-sloop |
| Tons burthen | 38426⁄94, or 3919⁄94 (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 30 ft 7 in (9.3 m) |
| Depth of hold | 12 ft 9 in (3.9 m) |
| Sail plan | Brig |
| Armament | 16 × 32-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder chase guns |
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