HMS Martin (1809)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Martin
Ordered	26 April 1806
Builder	David McCallan, Bermuda
Laid down	1806
Launched	May 1809
Fate	Wrecked 8 December 1817
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	Bermuda-class sloop
Tons burthen	39931⁄94 (bm)
Length	Overall:107 ft 0 in (32.6 m) Keel:83 ft 10+5⁄8 in (25.6 m)
Beam	29 ft 11 in (9.1 m)
Depth of hold	14 ft 8 in (4.5 m)
Complement	121
Armament	16 × 24-pounder carronades + 2 × 9-pounder guns
Notes	Built of Bermuda cedar; all measurements are design

HMS Martin was launched in Bermuda in 1809. Commander John Evans then commissioned her at Halifax Nova Scotia. During the War of 1812, Martin spent much of her time on the Halifax station. She captured or shared in the capture of numerous small merchant vessels. She also captured a small United States privateer, and was involved in an action with United States gunboats. After the war she conducted patrols against smugglers. She was on one of those patrols when she was wrecked in 1817.