Express-class schooner
The Express class was a class of two schooner-rigged advice-boats of the Royal Navy. John Henslow designed the schooners to carry dispatches. To achieve speed they were long and sharp-lined. However, the Navy did not like them and so the Navy Board ordered no more after the launch of the two in 1800.
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Express class |
| Operators: |
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| In service: | 1800-1812 |
| Planned: | 2 |
| Completed: | 2 |
| Retired: | 2 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | Express class |
| Type: | Schooner |
| Tonnage: | 17848⁄94 (bm) |
| Length: |
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| Beam: | 21 ft 6 in (6.6 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 13 ft 1 in (4.0 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Schooner |
| Complement: | 30 |
| Armament: | 6 x 12-pounder carronades |
Both were commissioned in January 1801 for Jersey, and both sailed in a year or so for Trinidad. Express served until she was sold in 1813; the Navy sold Advice in 1805.[1]
The Navy tried again to find a design for an advice-boat. In 1804 it ordered 18 Ballahoo-class schooners. Then a year later it ordered 12 Cuckoo-class schooners. Both classes were built in Bermuda.
Ships
| Name | Builder | Begun | Launched | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Express | John Randall & Co., Rotherhithe | July 1800 | December 1800 | Sold 1813 |
| Advice | John Randall & Co., Rotherhithe | July 1800 | December 1800 | Sold c. 1805 |
Citations
- Winfield (2008), p. 355.
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References
- Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 1-86176-246-1.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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