HMS Clarence (1827)
HMS Clarence was an 84-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 25 July 1827 at Pembroke Dockyard.[1] The second navy ship to bear the name, she was ordered as HMS Goliath but renamed in 1826 prior to completion.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Clarence |
| Ordered | 27 May 1819 |
| Builder | Pembroke Dockyard |
| Laid down | August 1824 |
| Launched | 25 July 1827 |
| Fate | Burnt, 17 January 1884 at Liverpool |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | Canopus-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 2288 bm |
| Length | 193 ft 10 in (59.08 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 52 ft 4.5 in (15.964 m) |
| Depth of hold | 22 ft 6 in (6.86 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament |
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In 1872 she was lent to the Liverpool Catholic Reformatory Association for use as a boys reformatory ship, but was destroyed by a fire set by six of the boys whilst at her mooring in the Mersey in 1884.[2]
Liverpool Catholic Reformatory Association was lent a replacement in 1885 called HMS Royal William (1833), a 120 gun first-rate ship reduced to a 72-gun screw ship in 1860. Renamed Clarence, she was ultimately also destroyed in the Mersey by arson on 26 July 1899.[3]
Notes
- Lavery, Ships of the Line vol. 1, p. 190.
- Gossett (1986), p.122.
- "A Reformatory Ship Destroyed By Fire". The Times (35892): Col A, p. 6. 27 July 1899.
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