Amity (1801 ship)

For other ships with the same name, see Amity (ship) and HMS Inspector.

History
United Kingdom
NameAmity
OwnerWarran & Co.
BuilderMistley,[1] near Colchester
Launched1801
FateSold August 1803
United Kingdom
NameHMS Inspector
Acquired1803 by purchase
FateSold 1810
United Kingdom
NameAmity
Owner1810: Ward & Co.
AcquiredBy purchase 1810
FateLast listed 1833
General characteristics [2]
Tons burthen248,[1] or 24931⁄94, or 250,[3] or 257[4] (bm)
Length
  • Overall:96 ft 5 in (29.4 m)
  • Keel:74 ft 6 in (22.7 m)
Beam25 ft 1 in (7.6 m)
Depth of hold10 ft 6 in (3.2 m)
Sail planShip-sloop
Complement80 (Royal Navy)
Armament
  • Royal Navy:14 × 24-pounder carronades
  • 1811:6 × 12-pounder carronades[4]

HMS Inspector was launched in 1801 at Mistley as the mercantile Amity. The Royal Navy purchased her in 1803 and named her HMS Inspector. The Navy laid her up in 1808 before selling her in 1810. She then returned to mercantile service. Between 1818 and 1825 she made four voyages as a whaler in the British southern whale fishery. She returned to mercantile service and was last listed in 1833 as being at Falmouth.

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  2. ^ Winfield (2008), p. 271.
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