HMS Meteor (1797)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Meteor and Lady Cathcart (ship).

History
Great Britain
NameLady Cathcart
OwnerR.Bruce[1]
BuilderLeith[1]
Launched1794[1]
FateSold 1797
Great Britain
NameGB No. 34
BuilderLeith
AcquiredMarch 1797 by purchase
RenamedHMS Meteor
FateSold 1802
United Kingdom
NameLady Cathcart
OwnerVarious
BuilderLeith[1]
Acquired1802 by purchase
FateLast listed 1822
General characteristics [2]
Tons burthen15377⁄94, or 161,[1] or 165 (bm)
Length
  • Overall: 74 ft 6 in (22.7 m)
  • Keel: 61 ft 7+1⁄4 in (18.8 m)
Beam21 ft 8 in (6.6 m)
Depth of hold9 ft 0 in (2.7 m)
PropulsionSail
Complement50
Armament
  • 1797:2 × 18-pounder guns + 10 × 18-pounder carronades
  • 1810:10 × 18-pounder carronades

HMS Meteor was originally the merchant ship Lady Cathcart launched at Leith in 1794. The Royal Navy purchased her in 1797, used her as a gun-brig escorting convoys in the North Sea, and sold her in 1802. She then returned to mercantile service under her original name and continued to trade along the British coast. She was last listed in 1822.

  1. ^ a b c d e Cite error: The named reference LR1794 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Winfield (2008), p. 333.