HMS Volage (1807)
Volage (first from right) at the Battle of Lissa in 1811 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Volage |
| Ordered | 30 January 1805 |
| Builder | Richard Chapman, Bideford |
| Laid down | January 1806 |
| Launched | 23 March 1807 |
| Completed | 8 September 1807 at Plymouth Dockyard |
| Commissioned | May 1807 |
| Honours & awards | Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Lissa" |
| Fate | Sold on 29 January 1818 |
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Rochester |
| Owner | Hills & Co. |
| Acquired | 1818 by purchase |
| Fate | Last mentioned in lists in 1831 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | 22-gun Laurel-class sixth-rate post ship |
| Tons burthen | 52947⁄94, or 530, or 545 (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 31 ft 9 in (9.7 m) |
| Depth of hold | 10 ft 3 in (3.1 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 155 |
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HMS Volage was a Laurel-class sixth-rate post-ship of the Royal Navy. She served during the Napoleonic War, capturing four privateers and participating in the Battle of Lissa (1811). She was sold in 1818. Her new owners renamed her Rochester and she served in a commercial capacity for another 12 years, first sailing between England and India, and then making two voyages to the South Seas as a whaler. She was last listed in Lloyd's List in 1831.