Seagull-class brig-sloop
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Seagull-class brig-sloop |
| Operators: |  Royal Navy |
| In service: | 1805 - 1819 |
| Completed: | 13 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Brig-sloop |
| Tons burthen: | 282 36/94 bm |
| Length: | 93 ft (28 m) (gundeck) 76 ft (23 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 26 ft 5 in (8.05 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
| Sail plan: | Brig-rigged |
| Complement: | 95 |
| Armament: | As built:
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The Seagull class were built as a class of thirteen 16-gun brig-sloops for the Royal Navy, although an extra 2 carronades were added soon after completion. The class was designed by one of the Surveyors of the Navy - Sir William Rule - and approved on 4 January 1805. Five vessels to this design were ordered in December 1804; eight more were ordered in the summer.
Armament
Unlike the larger Cruiser-class brig-sloops, whose main battery was composed of 32-pounder carronades, the Seagull class (and the similar Fly-class brig-sloops designed by Rule's co-surveyor - Sir John Henslow) were armed with a main battery of 24-pounder carronades.
Ships
| Name | Launched | Fate |
|---|---|---|
| Seagull | 1 July 1805 | Captured 1808; decommissioned from Norwegian navy 1817 |
| Oberon | 13 August 1805 | Broken up May 1816[1] |
| Imogen | 11 July 1805 | Sold for breaking on 3 April 1817[1] |
| Nightingale | 29 July 1805 | Sold for breaking 23 November 1815[1] |
| Savage | 30 July 1805 | Sold for breaking 6 March 1819[1] |
| Skylark | February 1806 | |
| Paulina | 7 December 1805 | Sold for breaking 30 May 1816[1] |
| Delight | June 1806 | |
| Orestes | 23 October 1805 | Sold for breaking 6 March 1817[1] |
| Electra | 21 January 1806 | Wrecked 1808 |
| Julia | 4 February 1806 | Wrecked at Tristan de Cunha 2 October 1817[1] |
| Satellite | March 1806 | |
| Sheldrake | 21 March 1806 | Sold for breaking 6 March 1816[1] |
References
- Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 1-86176-246-1.
- Winfield, Rif; Lyon, David (2004). The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-032-6. OCLC 52620555.
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