History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | City of Kingston |
Namesake | Kingston, Jamaica |
Launched | 1821 |
Fate | Sold 1823 |
United Kingdom | |
Acquired | 1823 by purchase |
Fate | Wrecked 17 May 1828 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Tons burthen | 84 (bm) |
Length |
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Beam | 18 ft 0 in (5.5 m) |
Depth of hold | 6 ft 10 in (2.1 m) |
Sail plan | schooner |
Armament | 3 or 4 guns |
Notes | She was fitted with two centreboards on pivots with the result that she had a draught of only 6 ft 6 in (2.0 m).[2] |
HMS Union was the mercantile City of Kingston that the Royal Navy purchased in 1823 for service as a 3-gun schooner. She served in the suppression of the slave trade in the West Indies. She was wrecked in 1828.