HMS Helena — Brig

Generated illustration. Not a historical photograph. A sailing fleet. Not a named portrait of Helena.

Overview

The brig is already on Hardy Thomas Masterman — Captain HMS Victory. Hardy entered the Navy as captain’s servant aboard the brig HMS Helena in November 1781, aged twelve.¹

The Entry

This note covers that brig entry only. A gun-count, a launch year, and a later career stay on RESEARCH_QUEUE. Do not write Helena as more than a brig.

The same Hardy note already records that he was born 5 April 1769 at Kingston Russell House — Dorset and attended Crewkerne Grammar School c. 1782–85 while nominally borne on HMS Seaford and HMS Carnatic. Those sentences stay there. Seaford and Carnatic stay red-links: the filled note does not state a rate.²

Sources

• @white2005nelson
• @beatty1807nelson
• @adkin2005trafalgar
• Hardy Thomas Masterman — Captain HMS Victory

Related

Navigation

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Same Subject

• Hardy Thomas Masterman — Captain HMS Victory
• HMS Mutine — Captured French Brig
• Kingston Russell House — Dorset
• Crewkerne Grammar School

Cross-Domain

• Age of Sail — Era Overview
• Age of Sail — Chronological Timeline

Footnotes

1. Entered the Navy as captain’s servant aboard the brig HMS Helena in November 1781, aged twelve: Hardy Thomas Masterman — Captain HMS Victory. ↩

2. Born 5 April 1769 at Kingston Russell House; Crewkerne c. 1782–85; nominally borne on Seaford and Carnatic: same note. Do not invent a gun-count, a launch year, or a later career. Do not write Helena as more than a brig. Do not write Seaford or Carnatic as rated ships. ↩