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HMS Druid (1825), the Glossary

Index HMS Druid (1825)

HMS Druid was a 46-gun fifth-rate frigate built for the Royal Navy during the 1820s, the name ship of her sub-class.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 39 relations: Beam (nautical), Builder's Old Measurement, Carronade, Ceremonial ship launching, China, Draft (hull), Druid, Dysentery, Fifth-rate, First Opium War, Forecastle, Frigate, Full-rigged ship, George Spencer-Churchill, 5th Duke of Marlborough, Gun deck, HMNB Devonport, HMS Zephyr (1823), Hold (compartment), Keel, Keel laying, Lead ship, Macau, Naval rating, New Zealand, Packet trade, Pembroke Dockyard, Post Office Packet Service, Quarantine, Quarterdeck, Royal Navy, Ship breaking, Ship class, Ship commissioning, Stern, Sydney, Tonnage, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Wales, William Hobson.

  2. 1825 ships
  3. First Opium War ships of the United Kingdom
  4. Seringapatam-class frigate

Beam (nautical)

The beam of a ship is its width at its widest point.

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Builder's Old Measurement

Builder's Old Measurement (BOM, bm, OM, and o.m.) is the method used in England from approximately 1650 to 1849 for calculating the cargo capacity of a ship.

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Carronade

A carronade is a short, smoothbore, cast-iron cannon which was used by the Royal Navy.

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Ceremonial ship launching

Ceremonial ship launching involves the performance of ceremonies associated with the process of transferring a vessel to the water.

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China

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia.

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Draft (hull)

The draft or draught of a ship is a determined depth of the vessel below the waterline, measured vertically to its hull's lowest—its propellers, or keel, or other reference point.

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Druid

A druid was a member of the high-ranking priestly class in ancient Celtic cultures.

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Dysentery

Dysentery, historically known as the bloody flux, is a type of gastroenteritis that results in bloody diarrhea.

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Fifth-rate

In the rating system of the Royal Navy used to categorise sailing warships, a fifth rate was the second-smallest class of warships in a hierarchical system of six "ratings" based on size and firepower.

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First Opium War

The First Opium War, also known as the Anglo-Chinese War, was a series of military engagements fought between the British Empire and the Qing dynasty of China between 1839 and 1842.

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Forecastle

The forecastle (contracted as fo'c'sle or fo'c's'le) is the upper deck of a sailing ship forward of the foremast, or, historically, the forward part of a ship with the sailors' living quarters.

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Frigate

A frigate is a type of warship.

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Full-rigged ship

A full-rigged ship or fully rigged ship is a sailing vessel with a sail plan of three or more masts, all of them square-rigged.

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George Spencer-Churchill, 5th Duke of Marlborough

George Spencer-Churchill, 5th Duke of Marlborough FSA (6 March 1766 – 5 March 1840), styled Marquess of Blandford until 1817, was a British nobleman, politician, peer, and collector of antiquities and books.

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Gun deck

The term gun deck used to refer to a deck aboard a ship that was primarily used for the mounting of cannon to be fired in broadsides.

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HMNB Devonport

His Majesty's Naval Base, Devonport (HMNB Devonport) is one of three operating bases in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy (the others being HMNB Clyde and HMNB Portsmouth) and is the sole nuclear repair and refuelling facility for the Royal Navy.

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HMS Zephyr (1823)

HMS Zephyr was a 10-gun built for the Royal Navy and launched in 1823. HMS Druid (1825) and HMS Zephyr (1823) are ships built in Pembroke Dock.

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Hold (compartment)

View of the hold of a container ship A ship's hold or cargo hold is a space for carrying cargo in the ship's compartment.

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Keel

The keel is the bottom-most longitudinal structural element on a watercraft.

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Keel laying

Laying the keel or laying down is the formal recognition of the start of a ship's construction.

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Lead ship

The lead ship, name ship, or class leader is the first of a series or class of ships that are all constructed according to the same general design.

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Macau

Macau or Macao is a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China.

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In a military navy, a rate or rating, and sometimes known as a bluejacket in the United States, is a junior enlisted sailor who is below the military rank of warrant officer.

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New Zealand

New Zealand (Aotearoa) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

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Packet trade

Generally, packet trade is any regularly scheduled cargo, passenger and mail trade conducted by boat or ship.

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Pembroke Dockyard

Pembroke Dockyard, originally called Pater Yard, is a former Royal Navy Dockyard in Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, Wales.

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Post Office Packet Service

The Post Office Packet Service dates to Tudor times and ran until 1823, when the Admiralty assumed control of the service.

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Quarantine

A quarantine is a restriction on the movement of people, animals, and goods which is intended to prevent the spread of disease or pests.

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Quarterdeck

The quarterdeck is a raised deck behind the main mast of a sailing ship.

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Royal Navy

The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, and a component of His Majesty's Naval Service.

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Ship breaking

Ship breaking (also known as ship recycling, ship demolition, ship scrapping, ship dismantling, or ship cracking) is a type of ship disposal involving the breaking up of ships either as a source of parts, which can be sold for re-use, or for the extraction of raw materials, chiefly scrap.

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Ship class

A ship class is a group of ships of a similar design.

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Ship commissioning

Ship commissioning is the act or ceremony of placing a ship in active service and may be regarded as a particular application of the general concepts and practices of project commissioning.

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Stern

The stern is the back or aft-most part of a ship or boat, technically defined as the area built up over the sternpost, extending upwards from the counter rail to the taffrail.

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Sydney

Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia.

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Tonnage

Tonnage is a measure of the capacity of a ship, and is commonly used to assess fees on commercial shipping.

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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was a sovereign state in Northwestern Europe that was established by the union in 1801 of the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland.

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Wales

Wales (Cymru) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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William Hobson

Captain William Hobson (26 September 1792 – 10 September 1842) was an Irish officer in the British Royal Navy, who served as the first Governor of New Zealand.

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See also

1825 ships

First Opium War ships of the United Kingdom

Seringapatam-class frigate

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Druid_(1825)