| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Martin |
| Ordered | 27 November 1802 |
| Builder | Benjamin Tanner, Dartmouth |
| Laid down | September 1803 |
| Launched | 1 January 1805 |
| Fate | Lost, presumed foundered, August 1806 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Merlin-class sloop |
| Tons burthen | 36780⁄94 (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 28 ft 1 in (8.6 m) |
| Depth of hold | 13 ft 9 in (4.2 m) |
| Complement | 121 |
| Armament |
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HMS Martin was launched in 1805 at Dartmouth. Commander Roger Savage commissioned her in February and sailed for the Mediterranean on 18 April.
Between 6 July and 18 August Martin detained and sent into Gibraltar two American vessels: Argus, Chamberlain, from Cadiz to Virginia, and Diana, Simmons, from Malaga to Boston.
Commander Robert Prowse assumed command in January 1806. On 29 March Martin arrived at Plymouth from Malta. She sailed from Falmouth for Lisbon on 3 May and then on to Newfoundland. On 6 May Martin captured the Prussian ship Mercurius.
On 7 July Martin arrived at Plymouth from the St Lawrence River. Martin sailed for Barbados in August 1806 and disappeared. It was presumed that she had foundered with all hands.
Citations
- ^ Winfield (2008), p. 259.
- "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 4251. 6 September 1805. hdl:2027/mdp.39015005721496. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- "No. 16308". The London Gazette. 21 October 1809. p. 1674.
- Hepper (1994), p. 114.
References
- Hepper, David J. (1994). British Warship Losses in the Age of Sail, 1650-1859. Rotherfield: Jean Boudriot. ISBN 0-948864-30-3. OCLC 622348295.
- Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-246-7.