HMS Falcon (1820)

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Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
NameFalcon
Namesake Falcon
Ordered13 June 1817
Builder Pembroke Dockyard
Laid downMay 1818
Launched10 June 1820
Completed3 August 1820
FateSold, 16 August 1838
General characteristics
Class and type Cherokee-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 plan Brig
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.

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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. 1 2 Winfield, p. 1053
  2. 1 2 Winfield & Lyon, p. 121
  3. ↑ Colledge, p. 122

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