| Career (UK) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Aid |
| Launched: | 4 April 1809 |
| Commissioned: | 1587 |
| Renamed: | HMS Adventure, 24 May 1821 |
| Fate: | Sold 19 March 1853 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen: | 314 builders measure tons |
| Length: | 105.5 ft (32.2 m) |
| Beam: | 26 ft (7.9 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Armament: | ten 12 pounder guns |
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Aid and HMS Adventure.
HMS Aid was a 10-gun Royal Navy transport ship launched in 1809 at Kings Lynn. She was converted to a survey ship in March 1817, and was renamed HMS Adventure in 1821. The ship was sold in 1853.
References
- Colledge, J. J. and Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: the complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham. ISBN 9781861762818. OCLC 67375475.
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