HMS Lively

HMS Lively (1813)

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Name	Lively (1813)	Explanation
Type	Fifth rate
Launched	14 July 1813
Hull	Wooden
Propulsion	Sail
Builders measure	1080 tons
Displacement
Guns	38
Fate	1862
Class
Ships book
Note	1831 h.s.
Snippets concerning this vessels career
Date	Event
(January 1840)	Receiving ship at Plymouth
*Extracts from the Times* newspaper**
Date	Extract
Ma 31 January 1842	PORTSMOUTH, Sunday. The Wolverine, 16, Commander Johnson, arrived this morning from the eastward. She will complete her stores and ship's company at this port, whence she will proceed to China. The Vindictive has been taken into dock, and upon being examined all her injuries are found to be forward, and not abaft, as was supposed from her mizen-mast having been cut away. It appears that nearly the whole of her false keel is gone, and that about 30 feet of her main-keel forward are destroyed, her gripe is gone, the stern about 7 feet up destroyed, her frame much shook, her copper much ruffled, and the oakum for about three streaks from the garboard is started fore and aft. It will be necessary to take out her guns and all her stores before she can be repaired; and it is considered that it will take a month or six weeks before she can again be got ready for sea. It is understood that there will be a court-martial to investigate the matter. The Ringdove, 16, was commissioned yesterday afternoon by Commander Sir W. Daniel. The Lively cutter, which went out of harbour with an anchor and cables and a number of riggers on board, to assist the Vindictive when on shore on Wednesday, was unable to reach her, but was blown out to sea by the hurricane, with the loss of her jib, mainsail, and bowsprit. She, however, got safe into the Downs on Thursday. The Warspite is expected to leave on Tuesday week, the 8th of February, with Lord Ashburton and suite, for New York. It is expected that the Edinburgh, 72, will be commissioned for the flag of Sir Thomas Cochrane, which it was intended should have been hoisted on board the Vindictive.

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