HMS Shamrock (1812)
Shamrock | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Shamrock |
| Namesake | The Shamrock |
| Ordered | 16 November 1811 |
| Builder | Edward Larking, King's Lynn |
| Laid down | March 1812 |
| Launched | August 1812 |
| Honours & awards | Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Gluckstadt 5 Jany. 1814" |
| Fate | Sold 1867 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Bold-class gun-brig |
| Tons burthen | 17968⁄94 (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 22 ft 0 in (6.7 m) |
| Depth of hold | 11 ft 0+1⁄4 in (3.4 m) |
| Sail plan | Brig |
| Complement | 60 |
| Armament | 10 × 18-pounder carronades + 2 × 9-pounder chase guns |
HMS Shamrock was a Bold-class gun-brig launched in 1812. In 1813-14 she played an important role in the captures of Cuxhaven and Glückstadt. After the war she became a survey vessel, and then a quarantine ship. She was delivered to the Coast Guard in 1833 as a watch vessel and was re-designated WV18 in 1863. She was sold in 1867.