HMS Express (1815)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Achilles |
| Launched | 1809 |
| Renamed | Anna Maria (1813) |
| Fate | Captured c.1813-14 |
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Anna Maria |
| Acquired | c.1814 by capture |
| Honours & awards | Naval General Service Medal (NGSM) with clasp "The Potomac 17 Augt. 1814" |
| Fate | Sold 1815 to the Admiralty |
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Express |
| Acquired | May 1815 by purchase of a prize |
| Fate | Sold 1827 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 9227⁄94 (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 18 ft 0 in (5.5 m) |
| Depth of hold | 7 ft 1 in (2.2 m) |
| Sail plan | Schooner |
| Complement | 26 |
| Armament | 4 × 12-pounder carronades |
HMS Express was the American merchant vessel Achilles, launched in 1809 in America. Her owners in 1813 renamed her Anna Maria. In 1814 she served the British Royal Navy in North American waters as an advice boat. In 1815 the Royal Navy commissioned her as HMS Express, a ship's tender serving in the Mediterranean. In 1816 she was at the bombardment of Algiers. The Navy sold her at Malta in 1827.