Name HMS Anson Builder Steemson, Hull Tons burthen 1742 bm | Ordered 2 November 1807 Fate Broken up, 1851 Launched 11 May 1812 | |
Class and type Vengeur-class ship of the line | ||
HMS Anson was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 11 May 1812 at Hull.
She was placed on harbour service in 1839, carried 499 male convicts to Hobart in 1844, served the next seven years there as a probation ship for female convicts, and was finally broken up there in 1851.
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