HMS Hussar was a 38-gun

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serving the

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launched in 1807 from

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. She was later upgraded to 46 guns.

History

She was part of a class designed by William Rule in 1799, and was built by Balthazar Adams at

, launched on 23 April 1807 for £18,199. Buckler's Hard was not equipped to arm the vessel or to equip her to

standards and she spent a further two months at

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being equipped at a further cost of £16,127. She was launched under the command of Captain Robert Lloyd with a crew of 285 men who took her to the

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in the

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. In April 1809 command transferred to Captain Alexander Skene who escorted a convoy from Jamaica to Britain before being reassigned to the

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on patrol duties in 1810. In December 1810 command passed to Captain James Coutts Crawford who sailed her to the

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in February 1811 where she was part of the invasion of Java. She later took part in a punitive expedition against the

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in June 1813. In 1813 command passed to Captain George Elliot who returned her to Britain for upgrade and repair at first

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then

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. The pressure of completion sharply declined after the end of the

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and only in 1823 was she repurposed, being re-equipped to serve at the

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Station but she was not relaunched until 1827, under the command of Captain

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and as flag-ship to the fleet of Sir Charles Ogle based at the quiet station in

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.Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Edward Boxer She was paid off in 1830 and returned to Britain to act as a "receiving ship", an office type function with all armaments removed, within

which function she continued until 1861 when she was used for target practice. She was destroyed by fire as the result of such target practice at

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in July 1861.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hussar (1807) 1807 ships Fifth-rate frigates of the Royal Navy