HMS Conway (1814)
Conway | |
| History | |
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| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Conway |
| Namesake | Conwy |
| Ordered | 18 January 1813 |
| Builder | John Pelham, Frindsbury |
| Laid down | May 1813 |
| Launched | 10 March 1814 |
| Fate | Sold 1825 |
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Toward Castle |
| Namesake | Castle Toward |
| Owner |
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| Acquired | in 1825 by purchase |
| Fate | Wrecked 1838 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Conway-class sixth-rate post ship |
| Tons burthen | 451, or 45125⁄94, or 45148⁄94, or 452 (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 30 ft 9 in (9.4 m) |
| Depth of hold | 9 ft 1 in (2.8 m) |
| Sail plan | Schooner |
| Complement | 50 |
| Armament |
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HMS Conway was a Royal Navy sixth-rate post ship launched in 1814 as the lead ship of her class. The Royal Navy sold her in 1825 and she became the merchantman Toward Castle, and then a whaler. She was lost in 1838 off Baja California while well into her third whaling voyage.