HMS Thames (1805)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Thames |
| Ordered | 1 May 1804 |
| Builder | Chatham Dockyard (Shipwright Robert Seppings) |
| Laid down | July 1804 |
| Launched | 24 October 1805 |
| Commissioned | November 1805 |
| Fate | Broken up October 1816 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | 32-gun fifth rate Thames-class frigate |
| Tons burthen | 66127⁄94 bm |
| Length |
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| Beam | 34 ft 1 in (10.39 m) |
| Depth of hold | 11 ft 9 in (3.58 m) |
| Complement | 220 |
| Armament |
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HMS Thames was a 32-gun fifth-rate Thames-class frigate of the Royal Navy, launched in 1805 at Chatham.
A wartime lack of building materials meant that Minerva and her class were built to the outdated 50-year-old design of the Richmond class, and were thus smaller than many contemporary frigates.