HMS Falcon (1820)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Falcon.

History
United Kingdom
NameFalcon
NamesakeFalcon
Ordered13 June 1817
BuilderPembroke Dockyard
Laid downMay 1818
Launched10 June 1820
Completed3 August 1820
FateSold, 16 August 1838
General characteristics
Class and typeCherokee-class brig-sloop
Tons burthen236 76/94 bm
Length
  • 90 ft 1 in (27.5 m) (gundeck)
  • 73 ft 8 in (22.5 m) (keel)
Beam24 ft 9 in (7.5 m)
Draught9 ft (2.7 m)
Depth11 ft (3.4 m)
Sail planBrig
Complement52
Armament2 × 6-pdr cannon; 8 × 18-pdr carronades

HMS Falcon was a 10-gun Cherokee-class brig-sloop built for the Royal Navy during the 1810s. She was sold in 1838.

Description

Falcon had a length at the gundeck of 90 feet 1 inch (27.5 m) and 73 feet 8 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 (2.7 m) and a depth of hold of 11 feet (3.4 m). The ship's tonnage was 236 76/94 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

Falcon, the fifteenth ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy,[3] was ordered on 13 June 1817, laid down in May 1818 at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 10 June 1820.[2] She was completed on 3 August 1820 at Plymouth Dockyard.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Winfield, p. 1053
  2. ^ a b Winfield & Lyon, p. 121
  3. ^ Colledge, p. 122

References

  • 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 (2014). British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1817-1863 (epub). Barnsley, UK: Seaforth. ISBN 978-1-47383-743-0.
  • 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.