Seahorse
History
United Kingdom
Name	Seahorse
Namesake	Seahorse
Ordered	9 January 1823
Builder	Pembroke Dockyard
Laid down	November 1826
Launched	22 July 1830
Fate	Sold forscrap, 1902
General characteristics
Class & type	Seringapatam-classfrigate
Tons burthen	121840/94bm
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

HMSSeahorse was a 44-gunSeringapatam-classfifth-ratefrigate built for theRoyal Navy during the 1820s, one of three ships of theAndromeda sub-class. After completion in 1830, she was ordered to be converted into a steam-powered ship in 1845, but this did not happen for another decade.

TheAndromeda sub-class was a slightly enlarged and improved version of theDruid sub-class, with a more powerful armament.^[1]Seahorse had a length at thegundeck of 159 feet 10 inches (48.7 m) and 133 feet 4 inches (40.6 m) at thekeel. She had abeam of 41 feet 10 inches (12.8 m), adraught of 14 feet 10 inches (4.5 m) and a depth ofhold of 13 feet 3 inches (4.0 m). The ship'stonnage was 121153⁄94 tonsburthen.^[2] TheAndromeda sub-class was armed with twenty-six 18-pounder cannon on hergundeck, ten 32-poundercarronades and a pair of68-pounder guns on herquarterdeck and four more 32-pounder carronades in theforecastle. The ships had a crew of 315 officers andratings.^[3]

Seahorse, the ninth ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy,^[4] was ordered on 9 January 1823,laid down in November 1826 atPembroke Dockyard,Wales, andlaunched on 22 July 1830.^[3] She was completed forordinary atPlymouth Dockyard in August 1830 and completely roofed over.^[2]

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