HMS Thisbe was a 46-gun modified Leda-class fifth-rate frigate built for the Royal Navy in the 1820s. She measured 151 feet 9 inches (46.3 meters) at the gundeck and had a keel length of 127 feet (38.7 meters). Her beam was 40 feet 4 inches (12.3 meters), with a draught of 15 feet 4 inches (4.7 meters) and a depth of hold of 12 feet 9 inches (3.9 meters). The ship's tonnage was approximately 1,082 tons burthen. Constructed at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, she was ordered on 23 July 1817, laid down in August 1820, and launched on 9 September 1824. Completed at Plymouth Dockyard for ordinary on 5 October 1824, HMS Thisbe was initially not commissioned and was kept in reserve, with her upper decks roofed over from the mainmast forward. Armament-wise, Thisbe was equipped with twenty-eight 18-pounder cannons on her gundeck, fourteen 32-pounder carronades on her quarterdeck, and additional armament including two 9-pounder cannons and two more 32-pounder carronades in the forecastle. Her crew complement consisted of approximately 315 officers and ratings. Throughout her career, HMS Thisbe was never actively commissioned for combat but served primarily in reserve or on third-line duties. In 1850, she was converted into a depot ship, a role she retained until 1863. During this period, in 1863, she was loaned to the Missions to Seamen as a floating church, with modifications funded by Lord Bute. She spent nearly 30 years berthed at Bute West Dock in Cardiff, serving as a stationary vessel supporting maritime missions. HMS Thisbe was decommissioned in 1891 and sold for scrap in 1892 for £1,005. Her remains were replaced nearby by All Souls Chapel, built in 1892. The vessel's long-term use as a depot ship and floating church highlights her maritime and social significance during the 19th century, despite never seeing active combat.

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