Six ships of the

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have borne the name HMS ''St Lawrence'': * was a

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purchased in 1764 and burnt after being struck by lightning in 1766. * was a 10-gun schooner purchased in 1767, decommissioned in 1775, and sold in 1776. * was a schooner purchased in 1775 and sold in 1783. * was a 12-gun schooner, formerly the American

privateer A privateer is a private person or vessel which engages in commerce raiding under a commission of war. Since robbery under arms was a common aspect of seaborne trade, until the early 19th century all merchant ships carried arms. A sovereign o ...

''Atlas''. She was captured in 1813, but recaptured by the American privateer in 1815. * was a 112-gun

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launched in 1814 and sold in 1832. * HMS ''St Lawrence'' was a 38-gun

fifth rate In the rating system of the Royal Navy used to categorise sailing warships, a fifth rate was the second-smallest class of warships in a hierarchical system of six " ratings" based on size and firepower. Rating The rating system in the Royal N ...

launched in 1806 as . She was converted into a

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and renamed HMS ''St Lawrence'' in 1844, and was broken up in 1859.

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