History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Thistle |
Ordered | February 1808 |
Builder | Bermuda |
Launched | 27 September 1808 |
Honours and awards | Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Thistle 10 Feby. 1810"[1] |
Fate | Wrecked 6 March 1811 |
General characteristics [2] | |
Class and type | Shamrock-class schooner |
Tons burthen | 15032⁄94 (bm) |
Length |
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Beam | 21 ft 7 in (6.58 m) |
Draught | 7 ft 10 in (2.39 m) Ship complement =50 |
Armament | 2 × 6-pounder guns + 8 × 12-pounder carronades |
Notes | All measurements are per design, not "as built" |
HMS Thistle was a Shamrock-class schooner launched at Bermuda on 27 February 1802. She participated in one notable single ship action that resulted (many years later) in the Admiralty awarding her crew the Naval General service Medal (NGSM). She was wrecked on 6 March 1811.