| Name | Minotaur (1816) | Explanation | |
| Type | Third rate | ||
| Launched | 15 April 1816 | ||
| Hull | Wooden | ||
| Propulsion | Sail | ||
| Builders measure | 1726 tons | ||
| Displacement | |||
| Guns | 74 | ||
| Fate | 1869 | ||
| Class | |||
| Ships book | |||
| Note | 1842 h.s. 1866 = Hermes | ||
| Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| (January 1840) | Out of commission at Chatham | ||
| 25 April 1859 - 30 September 1859 | Commanded by Captain Edward Pellew Halsted, guard ship of the Steam reserve, Sheerness | ||
| 27 July 1866 | Renamd Hermes | ||
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