HMS Reynard was a 10-gun Cherokee-class brig-sloop built for the Royal Navy during the 1820s. She was sold in 1838.

History
United Kingdom
NameReynard
Ordered2 November 1818
BuilderPembroke Dockyard
Laid downMay 1820
Launched26 October 1821
CompletedSeptember 1823
Commissioned18 December 1824
FateBroken up, August 1857
General characteristics
Class and typeCherokee-class brig-sloop
Tons burthen237 7/94 bm
Length
  • 90 ft 2 in (27.5 m) (gundeck)
  • 73 ft 9 in (22.5 m) (keel)
Beam24 ft 9 in (7.5 m)
Draught9 ft 4 in (2.8 m)
Depth11 ft (3.4 m)
Sail planBrig
Complement52
Armament2 × 6-pdr cannon; 8 × 18-pdr carronades

Description

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Reynard had a length at the gundeck of 90 feet 2 inches (27.5 m) and 73 feet 9 inches (22.5 m) at the keel. She had a beam of 24 feet 9 inches (7.5 m), a draught of about 9 feet 4 inches (2.8 m) and a depth of hold of 11 feet (3.4 m). The ship's tonnage was 237 7/94 tons burthen.[1] The Cherokee class was armed with two 6-pounder cannon and eight 18-pounder carronades. The ships had a crew of 52 officers and ratings.[2]

Construction and career

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Reynard, the fourth ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy,[3] was ordered on 2 November 1818, laid down in May 1820 at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 26 October 1820.[2] She was completed for sea in September 1823 at Plymouth Dockyard.[1]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Winfield, p. 1057
  2. ^ a b Winfield & Lyon, p. 121
  3. ^ Colledge, pp. 290–91

References

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  • Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
  • Phillips, Lawrie; Lieutenant Commander (2014). Pembroke Dockyard and the Old Navy: A Bicentennial History. Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7509-5214-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1793-1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates (epub). Barnsley, UK: Seaforth. ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6.
  • Winfield, R.; Lyon, D. (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.