HMS Carron

[acaron41120]

Looking for an image/photo/drawing of the 1813 HMS Carron. It was purchased by a British captain and renamed the HMS Duncan. Any info or what the ship looked like would be really appreciated.

Thanks.

[druxey]

It was one of the Cyrus class 20 gun ship sloops of 1812. She was buit by Adams at Bucklers Hard. There are plans of this class of ship in the Royal Museums Greenwich Collection. (Information from David Lyon The Sailing Navy List.) See also:

 

https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?16413

 

There is indication that her hull was shaped on a French ship's lines.

[uss frolick]

This is the very first of her class, HMS Hermes of 1810, shown here ramming a French privateer. HMS Carron was launched in 1813 to essentially her plans, but built of pine instead of oak. Both fought together at the battle off Mobile Bay, Alabama in 1814 against American land fortifications, where Hermes went aground and was destroyed, but Carron survived, albeit badly damaged. Both were flush decked ship rigged sloops of about 115 feet on the gun deck. Both were armed with 20 guns, viz., eighteen 32-pounder carronades and two long nine-pounders. This is best image of the Hermes portrait that I can find:

 

 

0 by Stephen Duffy, on Flick

 

Here is the Wiki page on Carron.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Carron_(1813)

 

Here is the lines plan of the revised 1812 sub-class to which HMS Carron was built:

 

 

 

[Tony Hunt]

Handsome ship, a bit reminiscent of the US ship sloop Peacock, of about the same time.  

[acaron41120]

 

Thanks everyone. May see about finding a kit similar to this. 

[jwvolz]

The closest kit you'll find to her would be the Caldercraft Snake.