HMS Express (1800)

History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Express
Ordered	24 May 1800
Builder	John Randall & Co., Rotherhithe
Laid down	July 1800
Launched	30 December 1800
Commissioned	January 1801
Out of service	Laid up in ordinary, 1812.
Honours &; awards	Naval General Service Medal (NGSM) with clasps; "Off the Pearl Rock 13 Decr. 1808"; "Martinique";
Fate	Sold May 1813
General characteristics
Class & type	Express-class schooner
Tons burthen	178 48⁄94 (bm)
Length	88 ft 0 in (26.8 m) (overall); 72 ft 7+1⁄2 in (22.1 m) (keel);
Beam	21 ft 6 in (6.6 m)
Depth of hold	13 ft 1 in (4.0 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Schooner; Brig;
Complement	1800: 30; 1806: 50;
Armament	1800: 6 × 12-pounder carronades; 1806: 4 × 18–pounder + 6 × 12-pounder carronades + 2 × 4-pounder guns;

HMS Express was the name-ship of a class of two schooner-rigged advice-boats of the Royal Navy. Express was launched in 1800 and served until she was sold in 1813. During her career she served in one action and one campaign that in 1847 qualified her surviving crew members for clasps to the Naval General Service Medal.

History

Great Britain
Name	HMS Express
Ordered	24 May 1800
Builder	John Randall & Co., Rotherhithe
Laid down	July 1800
Launched	30 December 1800
Commissioned	January 1801
Out of service	Laid up in ordinary, 1812.
Honours & awards	Naval General Service Medal (NGSM) with clasps "Off the Pearl Rock 13 Decr. 1808" "Martinique"
Fate	Sold May 1813
General characteristics
Class & type	Express-class schooner
Tons burthen	178 48⁄94 (bm)
Length	88 ft 0 in (26.8 m) (overall) 72 ft 7+1⁄2 in (22.1 m) (keel)
Beam	21 ft 6 in (6.6 m)
Depth of hold	13 ft 1 in (4.0 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Schooner Brig
Complement	1800: 30 1806: 50
Armament	1800: 6 × 12-pounder carronades 1806: 4 × 18–pounder + 6 × 12-pounder carronades + 2 × 4-pounder guns