Stag
History
United Kingdom
Name	Stag
Namesake	Stag
Ordered	9 January 1823
Builder	Pembroke Dockyard
Laid down	April 1828
Launched	2 October 1830
Completed	9 July 1831
Commissioned	15 April 1831
Fate	Broken up by 8 August 1866
General characteristics
Class and type	Seringapatam-class frigate
Tons burthen	1218 40/94 bm
Length	159 ft 3 in (48.5 m) ( gundeck) 133 ft 3 in (40.6 m) ( keel)
Beam	42 ft (12.8 m)
Draught	14 ft 8 in (4.5 m)
Depth	13 ft 3 in (4.0 m)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	315
Armament	44 guns: Upper gundeck: 26 × 18-pdr cannon Quarterdeck: 10 × 32-pdr carronades; 2 × 68-pounder guns Forecastle: 4 × 32-pdr carronades

HMS Stag was a 44-gun Seringapatam-class fifth-rate frigate built for the Royal Navy during the 1820s, one of three ships of the Andromeda sub- class.

Description

The Andromeda sub-class was a slightly enlarged and improved version of the Druid sub-class, with a more powerful armament. ^[1] Stag had a length at the gundeck of 159 feet 3 inches (48.5 m) and 133 feet 3 inches (40.6 m) at the keel. She had a beam of 42 feet (12.8 m), a draught of 14 feet 8 inches (4.5 m) and a depth of hold of 13 feet 3 inches (4.0 m). The ship's tonnage was 1167 42⁄94 tons burthen. ^[2] The Andromeda sub-class was armed with twenty-six 18-pounder cannon on her gundeck, ten 32-pounder carronades and a pair of 68-pounder guns on her quarterdeck and four more 32-pounder carronades in the forecastle. The ships had a crew of 315 officers and ratings. ^[3]

Construction and career

Stag, the fourth ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy, ^[4] was ordered on 9 January 1823, laid down in April 1828 at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 2 October 1830. ^[3] She was completed for ordinary at Plymouth Dockyard in October 1830. The ship was commissioned on 15 April 1831 and ready for sea by 9 July. ^[2]

Notes

References

• Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN  978-1-86176-281-8.
• Phillips, Lawrie; Lieutenant Commander (2014). Pembroke Dockyard and the Old Navy: A Bicentennial History. Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK: The History Press. ISBN  978-0-7509-5214-9.{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link)
• Winfield, Rif (2014). British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1817-1863 (epub). Barnsley, UK: Seaforth. ISBN  978-1-47383-743-0.
• Winfield, R.; Lyon, D. (2004). The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN  978-1-86176-032-6. OCLC  52620555.

External links

• Media related to HMS Stag (ship, 1830) at Wikimedia Commons