History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Bucephalus |
Ordered | 19 May 1805 |
Builder | William Rowe, Newcastle |
Laid down | August 1806 |
Launched | 3 November 1808 |
Completed | 17 June 1809 |
Commissioned | March 1809 |
Fate | Broken up September 1834 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Tons burthen | 975 61⁄94 (bm) |
Length |
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Beam | 38 ft (11.6 m) |
Depth of hold | 12 ft 1 in (3.7 m) |
Complement | 254 |
Armament |
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HMS Bucephalus was a 32-gun frigate launched at Portsmouth on 3 November 1808. Bucephalus was present during the Invasion of Java.[2][3] She was later reduced to 18-guns and converted into a troopship at Woolwich Dockyard in 1814.[1] She was part of a squadron that carried the advance guard of Major General Keane's army, which was moving to attack New Orleans, part of the Gulf Campaign. Under the rules of prize-money, the troopship Bucephalus shared in the proceeds of the capture of the American vessels in the Battle of Lake Borgne on 14 December 1814.[a][b]