Laurel-class post ship

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The Laurel-class sailing sixth rates were a series of six post ships built to an 1805 design by Sir John Henslow. The first three were launched in 1806, two more in 1807, and the last in 1812. The vessels of the class served in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic War.

Class overview
NameLaurel-class post ships
Operators Royal Navy
Completed6
General characteristics
TypeSixth-rate post ship
Tons burthen526 3994 (bm; as designed)
Length
  • 118 ft (36 m) (gundeck)
  • 98 ft 7+14 in (30.055 m) (keel)
Beam31 ft 6 in (9.60 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement155 (later raised to 175).
Armament
  • As ordered :
  • UD: 22 × 9-pounder guns (later replaced by 22 × 32-pounder carronades
  • QD: 6 × 24-pounder carronades
  • Fc: 2 × 6-pounder guns + 2 × 24-pounder carronades

Ships in class

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References

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  1. ^ "No. 16362". The London Gazette. 17 April 1810. p. 579.
  • Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 978-1-86176-246-7.