| 1813-1814 |
In 1813 a 26 (or 20) gun sloop HMS Conway was laid down at Frindesbury opposite Rochester on the Medway. She was launched on 10th March1814. She is variously classified as a 6th rate, 'ship sloop', or a 'brig sloop'. Length 108.4 feet, 444 (or 451) tons BOM. She had a crew of 150. Armament was 26 eight pounders on the upper deck, 18 thirty two pounders on the quarter deck and 6 twelve pounders and 2 twelve pounders on the Fo'c'sle.
She saw service in the North and South Atlantic and the Pacific. |
4 Jul 1817
to 20 Jan 1820 |
Commanded by Captain Edward Barnard, Persian Gulf and Isle de France |
| 1820 |
Commanded by Captain Basil Hall FRS, left for the South American station for the purpose of exploring the South Shetlands. Produced the first chart of Hughes Bay. Her log book for the years 1820 - 21 is held by the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Archive Service
http://www2.hmc.gov.uk/NRA/searches/SIdocs.asp?SIR=43097 |
| By 1825 |
She was no longer in commission so this would have enabled 'our' HMS Conway to adopt the name when she was laid down in 1828. |
| Jan 1843 |
Still out of commission at Portsmouth. |
