HMS Melampus (1820)
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Melampus |
| Namesake | Melampus |
| Ordered | 1 May 1815 |
| Builder | Pembroke Dockyard |
| Laid down | August 1817 |
| Launched | 18 August 1820 |
| Completed | 18 May 1845 |
| Commissioned | 12 March 1845 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 3 April 1906 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Modified Leda-class frigate |
| Tons burthen | 1088 56/94 bm |
| Length | |
| Beam | 40 ft 6 in (12.3 m) |
| Draught | 14 ft 7 in (4.4 m) |
| Depth | 12 ft 9 in (3.9 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 315 |
| Armament |
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HMS Melampus was a 46-gun modified Leda-class fifth-rate frigate built for the Royal Navy during the 1810s. Completed in 1820, she was not commissioned until 1845 for the South America Station and was converted into a store and receiving ship in 1855. The ship was briefly assigned as a coast guard ship before being paid off in 1858. Melampus was converted into a Roman Catholic chapel ship in 1866 and then became a store ship twenty years later. The ship was sold for scrap in 1906.
Melampus had a length at the gundeck of 151 feet 10 inches (46.3 m) and 127 feet 1 inch (38.7 m) at the keel. She had a beam of 40 feet 6 inches (12.3 m), a draught of 14 feet 7 inches (4.4 m) and a depth of hold of 12 feet 9 inches (3.9 m). The ship's tonnage was 1088 56⁄94 tons burthen.[1] The modified Leda-class frigates were armed with twenty-eight 18-pounder cannon on her gundeck, fourteen 32-pounder carronades on her quarterdeck and a pair of 9-pounder cannon and two more 32-pounder carronades in forecastle. The ship had a crew of 315 officers and ratings.[2]