HMS Lyra
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HMS Lyra was a Cherokee-class brig-sloop launched at Deptford in 1808 for the Royal Navy. In 1809 she was one of the vessels that participated in the Battle of Basque Roads. Thereafter, she captured numerous small prizes. Between 1812 and 1814 she served off the Spanish coast. In 1816 Lyra sailed to China as escort to a diplomatic mission. The Navy sold her in 1818. She then became a whaler. Between 1819 and 1833 she made five voyages in the southern whale fishery. She was last listed in 1833.
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length 27.34 metre, beam 7.47 metre,
Royal Navy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,
- Three Decks page@
Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
1808-01-01T00:00:00Z
1808-01-01T00:00:00Z
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