HMS Garland (1800)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Garland.

History
French Navy EnsignFrance
NameMars
BuilderBordeaux
Launched1798,[1] or 1799,[2]
Captured31 March 1800
Great Britain
NameHMS Garland
Acquired31 March 1800 by capture
CommissionedSeptember 1800
FateWrecked 10 November 1803
General characteristics [3][1]
TypeSixth-rate post ship
Tons burthen52911⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • 124 ft 4 in (37.9 m) (overall)
  • 100 ft 4+5⁄8 in (30.6 m) (keel)
Beam31 ft 5+3⁄4 in (9.6 m)
Depth of hold14 ft 1 in (4.3 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement
  • Privateer:180
  • HMS:135
Armament

HMS Garland was the French privateer Mars, launched in 1798 that Amethyst captured in 1800. The Royal Navy took her into service and sent her out to the Jamaica Station. There she had a brief, eventful career before she was wrecked in 1803.

  1. ^ a b Winfield (2008), p. 234.
  2. ^ "NMM, vessel ID 367385" (PDF). Warship Histories, vol i. National Maritime Museum. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  3. ^ Demerliac (1999), p. 272, n° 2394.