HMS Eclipse (1807)

Eclipse
History
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Eclipse
Ordered1 October 1806
BuilderThomas King, Dover
Laid downDecember 1806
Launched4 August 1807
FateSold on 31 August 1815
United Kingdom
NameEclipse
OwnerVarious
Acquired1815 by purchase
FateLeaves Lloyd's Register c.1838; last recorded voyage ends June 1845.
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeCruizer-class brig-sloop
Tons burthen3842694, or 391994[2] (bm)
Length
  • 100 ft 0 in (30.5 m) (gundeck)
  • 77 ft 2+78 in (23.5 m) (keel)
Beam30 ft 7 in (9.3 m)
Depth of hold12 ft 9 in (3.9 m)
Sail planBrig
Armament16 × 32-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder chase guns

HMS Eclipse was a Royal Navy Cruizer-class brig-sloop built by John King at Dover and launched in 1807.[1] She served off Portugal and then in the Indian Ocean at the capture of the Île de France. Shortly thereafter she captured Tamatave. She was sold for mercantile service in 1815. She traded with India until 1823. Then between 1823 and 1845 she made seven voyages as a whaler.

  1. ^ a b Winfield (2008), p. 298.
  2. ^ Hackman (2001), p. 271.