HMS Forth (1833)

Forth
History
United Kingdom
NameForth
Ordered9 June 1825
BuilderPembroke Dockyard
Laid downNovember 1828
Launched1 August 1833
FateSold for scrap, 4 August 1883
General characteristics
Class and typeSeringapatam-class frigate
Tons burthen1218 40/94 bm
Length
  • 159 ft 3 in (48.5 m) (gundeck)
  • 133 ft 3 in (40.6 m) (keel)
Beam42 ft (12.8 m)
Draught14 ft 8 in (4.5 m)
Depth13 ft 3 in (4.0 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship

HMS Forth was a 44-gun Seringapatam-class fifth-rate frigate built for the Royal Navy during the 1820s, one of three ships of the Andromeda sub-class. After completion in 1833, she was ordered to be converted into a steam-powered ship in 1845, but this did not happen for another decade.