HMS Heart of Oak (1794) was a mercantile vessel that the Navy purchased in 1794, fitted and commissioned as a
fireship, but then sold in 1796. She was of 5363⁄94 tons (bm), and may have been the Heart of Oak of 56 tons (bm) launched at Dartmouth in 1786.[1]
Heart of Oak was one of 19 barges that the Royal Navy hired in July 1801 for three months and armed as gunbarges. She served from 25 July 1801 until 24 October.[2]
Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth.
ISBN978-1-86176-246-7.
List of ships with the same or similar names
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list of ships with the same or similar names. If an
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HMS Heart of Oak (1794) was a mercantile vessel that the Navy purchased in 1794, fitted and commissioned as a
fireship, but then sold in 1796. She was of 5363⁄94 tons (bm), and may have been the Heart of Oak of 56 tons (bm) launched at Dartmouth in 1786.[1]
Heart of Oak was one of 19 barges that the Royal Navy hired in July 1801 for three months and armed as gunbarges. She served from 25 July 1801 until 24 October.[2]
Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth.
ISBN978-1-86176-246-7.
List of ships with the same or similar names
This article includes a
list of ships with the same or similar names. If an
internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists.