HMS Clarence (1827)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Clarence
Ordered	27 May 1819
Builder	Pembroke Dockyard
Laid down	August 1824
Launched	25 July 1827
Fate	Burnt, 17 January 1884 at Liverpool
General characteristics
Class and type	Canopus-class ship of the line
Tons burthen	2288 bm
Length	193 ft 10 in (59.08 m) (gundeck)
Beam	52 ft 4.5 in (15.964 m)
Depth of hold	22 ft 6 in (6.86 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	84 guns:; Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs, 2 × 68 pdr carronades; Upper gundeck: 32 × 24 pdrs; Quarterdeck: 6 × 24 pdrs, 10 × 32 pdr carronades; Forecastle: 2 × 24 pdrs, 4 × 32 pdr carronades;

HMS Clarence was an 84-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 25 July 1827 at Pembroke Dockyard.^[1] The second navy ship to bear the name, she was ordered as HMS Goliath but renamed in 1826 prior to completion.

In 1872 she was lent to the Liverpool Catholic Reformatory Association for use as a boys reformatory ship, but was destroyed by a fire set by six of the boys whilst at her mooring in the Mersey in 1884.^[2]

Liverpool Catholic Reformatory Association was lent a replacement in 1885 called HMS Royal William (1833), a 120 gun first-rate ship reduced to a 72-gun screw ship in 1860. Renamed Clarence, she was ultimately also destroyed in the Mersey by arson on 26 July 1899.^[3]

Notes

^ ^a ^b Lavery, Ships of the Line vol. 1, p. 190.
^ Gossett (1986), p.122.
^ "A Reformatory Ship Destroyed By Fire". The Times (35892): Col A, p. 6. 27 July 1899.

References

Gossett, William Patrick (1986). The lost ships of the Royal Navy, 1793-1900. Mansell. ISBN 0-7201-1816-6.
Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650–1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.

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[Lavery,_SoLv1_p190-1] Lavery, Ships of the Line vol. 1, p. 190.

[Gossett-2] Gossett (1986), p.122.

[times27July1899-3] "A Reformatory Ship Destroyed By Fire". The Times (35892): Col A, p. 6. 27 July 1899.

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v t e Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1884
Shipwrecks	17 Jan: Clarence 18 Jan: City of Columbus 11 Feb: Advance 26 Feb: Goefredo 1 Apr: Herald 10 May: J. S. Seaverns 18 May: Syria 25 Jun: Rochester 10 Jul: Gravina 27 Jul: John M. Osborn 2 Aug: Washington (pilot boat) 23 Aug: Fuxing 23 Aug: Yangwu 24 Aug: USS Tallapoosa 9 Sep: Fenella 22 Sep: Wasp 24 Oct: Christina Nilsson Unkn: Ohio Unkn: Ephraim Williams
Other incidents	27 Jan: Goefredo 2 Aug: USS Lancaster 3 Sep: SMS Sophie
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History

United Kingdom
Name	HMS Clarence
Ordered	27 May 1819
Builder	Pembroke Dockyard
Laid down	August 1824
Launched	25 July 1827
Fate	Burnt, 17 January 1884 at Liverpool
General characteristics ^[1]
Class and type	Canopus-class ship of the line
Tons burthen	2288 bm
Length	193 ft 10 in (59.08 m) (gundeck)
Beam	52 ft 4.5 in (15.964 m)
Depth of hold	22 ft 6 in (6.86 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	84 guns: Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs, 2 × 68 pdr carronades Upper gundeck: 32 × 24 pdrs Quarterdeck: 6 × 24 pdrs, 10 × 32 pdr carronades Forecastle: 2 × 24 pdrs, 4 × 32 pdr carronades