&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Bow_of_the_%27North_Star%27_ILN-1849-0526-0012.jpg) Bow of the North Star. Illustrated London News 1849
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| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | North Star |
| Ordered | 30 April 1818 |
| Builder | Woolwich Dockyard |
| Laid down | April 1820 |
| Launched | 7 February 1824 |
| Completed | 26 May 1826 |
| Fate | Broken up at Chatham Dockyard in 1860 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | 28-gun Atholl-class sixth-rate post ship |
| Tons burthen | 501 bm |
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| Beam | 31 ft 6 in (9.60 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 175 |
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HMS North Star was a 28-gun Atholl-class sixth-rate post ship built to an 1817 design by the Surveyors of the Navy. She was launched in 1824. North Star Bay, a bay in Greenland, was named in honour of this ship.