HMS Orontes (1813)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Orontes.

HMS Orontes was a 36-gun Scamander-class fifth rate frigate of the Royal Navy. She was built at Frindsbury as Brilliant, but was renamed in 1812. She was launched in 1813. Her first commander was Captain Nathaniel Day Cochrane, who served on the Irish Station. She was later under Captain William M’Culloch, who may have taken her to the West Indies.

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Orontes
Ordered	4 May 1812
Builder	Josiah & Thomas Brindley, Frindsbury
Laid down	August 1812
Launched	29 June 1813
Completed	13 December 1813
Renamed	Originally ordered as HMS Brilliant
Fate	Broken up in April 1817
General characteristics
Class and type	Scamander-class frigate
Tons burthen	939 bm
Length	142 ft 10.5 in (43.548 m) (gundeck) 119 ft 9.5 in (36.513 m) (keel)
Beam	38 ft 4.75 in (11.7031 m)
Depth of hold	12 ft 4 in (3.76 m)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Crew	284
Armament	Upper deck: 26 × 18pdrs Quarterdeck: 12 × 32pdr carronades Forecastle: 2 × 9pdrs + 2 × 32pdr carronades

On 31 January 1815 Lloyd's List reported that Orontes was one of the escorts of a fleet that had left St Thomas on 11 December 1814.

On 18 February 1817, Lloyd's List reported that Orontes, just arrived at Portsmouth, had spoken with Grant at 1°32′N 17°15′W, out 110 days on her voyage from Madras to England.

Orontes was broken up at Sheerness in April 1817.

References

• Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. London: Seaforth. ISBN 978-1-84415-717-4.