For other ships of the same name, see HMS Forth.
HMS Forth (1813) was a 50-gun fifth rate frigate of the Endymion-class, launched on 14 June 1813 at Blackwall and broken up at Chatham in July 1819.[1]
From June 1813 to 1815 Forth came under the command of Captain Sir William Bolton in The Downs and later in the year off the Scheldt, with a spell under Sir Edward Codrington in 1814-1815. During service off North America in the War of 1812 under Captain Bolton, the American privateer brig Regent was captured on 19 Sep 1914 in Little Egg Harbor.[1][2]
From February 1816 until July 1819 Forth came under the command of Admiral Sir John Louis, 2nd Baronet, after undergoing a refitting first as a flagship and subsequently as a fourth rate frigate at Chatham.[1][3]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "British Fifth Rate frigate 'Forth' (1813)". https://threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_ship&id=4325.
- ↑ "USN 903319 American Privateer REGENT Captured by Boats from HMS FORTH, September 1814". https://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nhhc-series/nh-series/USN-903000/USN-903319.html.
- ↑ "Forth". http://www.ageofnelson.org/MichaelPhillips/info.php?ref=0948.
Additional References[]
- A Naval Biographical Dictionary: Comprising the Life and Services ..., Volume 1 O'Bryne, W, R. 1849
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