HMS Lee was a 20-gun Cyrus-class sixth-rate post ship of the Royal Navy built in 1814 by Josiah and Thomas Brindley, nephews to Lord Nelson, at one of their three yards in Frindsbury in Kent.

Lee
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Lee
Ordered18 November 1812
BuilderJosiah and Thomas Brindley, Frindsbury, Kent
Laid downMarch 1813
Launched24 January 1814
CommissionedJanuary 1815
FateBroken up in May 1822
General characteristics
Class and type20-gun Cyrus-class sixth-rate post ship
Tons burthen462 7394 (bm)
Length
  • 115 ft 7 in (35.2 m) (gundeck)
  • 96 ft 11+12 in (29.6 m) (keel)
Beam29 ft 11+12 in (9.1 m)
Depth of hold8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement135
Armament20 × 32-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder chase guns

The Lee was first commissioned in January 1815 under Captain James Bremer. Following the end of the Napoleonic Wars, in August 1815 Captain John Pasco was given command of HMS Lee and was employed in the English Channel for the suppression of smuggling. He remained her captain until Lee was paid off in September 1818. Lee was retained in ordinary for another four years before she was sold for breaking up in May 1822.

References

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  • Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
  • Rif Winfield, British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793-1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. 2nd edition, Seaforth Publishing, 2008. ISBN 978-1-84415-717-4.
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