HMS Barbadoes (1813)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Barbadoes |
| Namesake | Barbados |
| Acquired | 1813 by purchase of a prize |
| Commissioned | March 1813 |
| Fate | Hulk; wrecked post 1816 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 30788⁄94 (bm) |
| Length |
|
| Beam | 26 ft 2 in (8.0 m) |
| Depth of hold | 13 ft 0 in (4.0 m) |
HMS Barbadoes was a 16-gun vessel, the American Herald, captured in 1813. The Royal Navy took her into service as HMS Barbadoes She captured a number of merchantmen and privateers before she was paid-off in May 1816. In 1814–1815 she also captured three Spanish and French slave ships carrying over 1100 enslaved people. Barbadoes became a powder ship in Jamaica that was later wrecked with her remains being sold.