HMS Moira

The attack on Fort Oswego, Charwell seen here, through the rigging of HMS Prince Regent on the far left of this picture
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Moira (or Earl of Moira)
BuilderKingston Royal Naval Dockyard, Kingston
Launched28 May 1805
RenamedCharwell on 22 January 1814
Reclassified
  • Re-rigged as brig in 1813
  • Powder hulk in 1816
  • Accommodation vessel in 1827
FateSold in 1837
General characteristics
Type
Tons burthen1685994 (bm)
Length
  • 70 ft 6 in (21.5 m) (overall)
  • 56 ft 3+58 in (17.2 m) (keel)
Beam23 ft 8 in (7.2 m)
Draught7 ft (2.1 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail plan
  • Schooner
  • later Sloop
Complement86 (in 1830)
Armament
  • Launched as 14-guns
  • Rearmed with 16 guns in 1813: 2 × 9-pounder guns and 14 × 24-pounder carronades
  • After 1814 1 × 18-pounder and 12 × 24-pounder carronades

HMS Moira (or HMS Earl of Moira) was a British 14-gun schooner of the Royal Navy, that plied the waters of Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River during the War of 1812 . Initially constructed for the Provincial Marine in 1805, the vessel took part in the engagements on Lake Ontario. Renamed Charwell in 1814, following the war, the vessel became a powder hulk and an accommodation vessel. The vessel was sold in 1837.