HMS Thisbe (1824) facts for kids
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Thisbe
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| Name | Thisbe |
| Namesake | Thisbe |
| Ordered | 23 July 1817 |
| Builder | Pembroke Dockyard |
| Laid down | November 1820 |
| Launched | 9 September 1824 |
| Completed | 12 September 1821 |
| Commissioned | Never |
| Reclassified | As depot ship, 1850 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 11 August 1892 |
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| Class and type | Modified Leda-class frigate |
| Tons burthen | 1082 67/94 bm |
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| Beam | 40 ft 4 in (12.3 m) |
| Draught | 15 ft 4 in (4.7 m) |
| Depth | 12 ft 9 in (3.9 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 315 |
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HMS Thisbe was a large sailing ship, a type called a frigate, built for the Royal Navy in the 1820s. It had 46 guns. This ship was never officially put into active service. Instead, it spent its whole life either stored away or used for other jobs.
In 1850, Thisbe was changed into a depot ship. This means it was used as a floating storage or supply base. Later, in 1863, it became a floating church. The ship was replaced by a building on land, All Souls Chapel, in 1891. Thisbe was then sold for scrap the next year.
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What Thisbe Looked Like
Thisbe was a big ship. It measured about 46.2 meters (151 feet 9 inches) long on its main gun deck. Its keel, the bottom part of the ship, was about 38.7 meters (127 feet) long.
Ship's Size and Shape
The ship was about 12.3 meters (40 feet 4 inches) wide. It sat about 4.7 meters (15 feet 4 inches) deep in the water. The inside storage area, called the hold, was about 3.9 meters (12 feet 9 inches) deep. The ship's total size was 1082 tons.
Ship's Weapons
Thisbe was designed to carry 46 guns. On its main gun deck, it had 28 large 18-pounder cannons. On the upper deck, called the quarterdeck, it had 14 smaller 32-pounder carronades. The front part of the ship, the forecastle, had two 9-pounder cannons and two more 32-pounder carronades. The ship needed a crew of 315 sailors and officers to operate it.
Building and History of Thisbe
Thisbe was the second ship in the Royal Navy to have this name. It was ordered on July 23, 1817. The ship started being built in August 1820 at Pembroke Dockyard in Wales.
Launch and Early Life
Thisbe was launched into the water on September 9, 1824. It was finished and placed in the reserve at Plymouth Dockyard on October 5, 1824. The front part of the ship was even covered with a roof.
Later Uses
From 1850 to 1863, Thisbe was changed to be a depot ship. On August 13, 1863, it was given to the Missions to Seamen. It became a floating church, and a person named Lord Bute paid for the changes. For almost 30 years, the ship stayed in the Bute West Dock in Cardiff.
Thisbe was taken out of service in 1891. It was sold for £1,005 on August 11, 1892, to W. H. Caple. A new building, All Souls Chapel, was built nearby in 1892 to replace the floating church.
Another similar ship, HMS Hamadryad, was also in Cardiff. It was used as a hospital ship from 1866 to 1905.
