HMS Ares 50

H.M.S. Ares:
Rating: 5th-rate

Class: Leda-class (Trincomalee)

Date of Commission: 21 August 1819

Guns: 50

Crew: 325

Status: Fitting out

History:
This was the first ship commissioned by Archibald McCallum after reaching the rank of captain. On her first patrol However, she was set upon by an unusually large pirate warship, she managed to evade her cannon fire for long enough for reinforcements to arrive in the form of Captain's Drysdale and Pellew. In the heat of the battle, the Ares caught fire at her aft, McCallum pulled off from the battle and managed to prevent any explosions, but she was badly burnt, losing half her crew, she was towed back to port by the successful captains who defeated the warship. The Ares undertook repairs at Drysdale's drydock in Truxillo where most of her burnt fir planking and frame were replaced by Teak to make her stronger in the future. The Ares is currently outfitting for new guns and crew, awaiting assignment.

British Captains:
1819-present: Captain Archibald McCallum

Excerpts from the Logbook:

 * 1819