Valorous had a length at the gundeck of 121 feet 7 inches (37.1 m) and 100 feet 6 inches (30.6 m) at the keel. She had a beam of 30 feet 11 inches (9.4 m) and a depth of hold of 8 feet 9 inches (2.7 m). The ship's tonnage was 513 53⁄94 tons burthen. Valorous was initially armed with eighteen 32-pounder carronades on her gundeck and a pair of 9-pounder cannon as chase guns. The ship had a crew of 135 officers and ratings.[1]
She was converted into a 26-gun post ship at Plymouth Dockyard in March 1820 – 4 July 1821. The ship's first commission began in February 1821 under the command of Captain James Murray for service on the Newfoundland Station. Murray was forced to resign his command the following year and Valorous recommissioned in August 1824 with Captain Hans Francis Hastings, 12th Earl of Huntingdon, in command for service in the Caribbean. He grew seriously ill in 1825 and was also forced to resign.[3] The ship was placed in ordinary again at Chatham Dockyard in 1826–1829 and was broken up by 13 August 1829.[1]
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