▁Tr in com ale e ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 9 . ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 8 3 0 ▁M inden ▁was ▁at ▁P ly mouth . ▁She ▁was ▁commission ed ▁there ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁March ▁ 1 8 3 6 ▁and ▁sa iled ▁for ▁the ▁Tag us ▁joining ▁the ▁British ▁squad ron . ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 9 ▁she ▁was ▁at ▁Mal ta , ▁returning ▁to ▁P ly mouth ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 8 4 0 . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁at ▁Dev on port ▁dock yard ▁when ▁it ▁suffered ▁severe ▁damage ▁in ▁a ▁large ▁scale ▁fire ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁September ▁ 1 8 4 0 , ▁it ▁started ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁D ock ▁on ▁ ▁which ▁was ▁completely ▁g utt ed , ▁spread ▁to ▁the ▁M inden ▁whose ▁fire ▁was ▁successfully ▁put ▁out , ▁and ▁spread ▁to ▁nearby ▁buildings ▁and ▁equipment . ▁ ▁A ▁ty ph oon ▁destroyed ▁the ▁shore - based ▁Royal ▁Naval ▁Hospital ▁at ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁July ▁ 1 8 4 1 , ▁and ▁M inden ▁was ▁commission ed ▁at ▁P ly mouth ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 8 4 1 ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁hospital ▁ship ▁there . ▁She ▁was ▁station ed ▁at ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁as ▁a ▁hospital ▁ship ▁from ▁ 1 8 4 2 ▁ ▁until ▁she ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁ ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 6 . ▁M inden ▁then ▁served ▁there ▁as ▁stores ▁ship ▁until ▁sold ▁for ▁scra pping ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 8 6 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁memory