&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:HMSs_Ganges_and_Thetis_off_Rio_de_Janeiro.jpg) Ganges and Thetis off Rio de Janeiro, by Emeric Essex Vidal
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Thetis |
| Namesake | Thetis |
| Ordered | 18 December 1812 |
| Builder | Pembroke Dockyard |
| Laid down | December 1814 |
| Launched | 1 February 1817 |
| Completed | 20 August 1823 |
| Commissioned | 15 March 1823 |
| Nickname(s) | Tea Chest |
| Fate | Wrecked, 5 December 1830 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Leda-class frigate |
| Tons burthen | 1086 32/94 bm |
| Length | |
| Beam | 40 ft 2 in (12.2 m) |
| Draught | 14 ft 8 in (4.5 m) |
| Depth | 12 ft 9 in (3.9 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 315 |
| Armament |
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HMS Thetis was a 46-gun Leda-class fifth-rate frigate built for the Royal Navy during the 1810s. She was first commissioned in 1823 and was assigned to the South America Station three years later. The ship was wrecked in 1830 off Cape Frio, Brazil, with the loss of 22 crewmen; most of her cargo of bullion was successfully salvaged.