HMS Pigeon (1827)

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

History
United Kingdom
Name	Pigeon
Ordered	25 March 1823
Builder	Pembroke Dockyard
Laid down	May 1825
Launched	6 October 1827
Completed	23 February 1829
Fate	Sold, 27 July 1847
General characteristics
Class and type	Cherokee-class brig-sloop
Tons burthen	230 64/94 bm
Length	90 ft (27.4 m) (gundeck) 72 ft 3 in (22.0 m) (keel)
Beam	24 ft 8 in (7.5 m)
Draught	9 ft (2.7 m)
Depth	11 ft (3.4 m)
Sail plan	Brig
Complement	52
Armament	2 × 6-pdr cannon; 8 × 18-pdr carronades

HMS Pigeon was a 10-gun Cherokee-class brig-sloop built for the Royal Navy during the 1820s. She was sold in 1847.

Description

Pigeon had a length at the gundeck of 90 feet (27.4 m) and 72 feet 3 inches (22.0 m) at the keel. She had a beam of 24 feet 8 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 230 64/94 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

Pigeon, the fourth ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy, ^[3] was ordered under the name of Variable on 25 March 1823, laid down in May 1825 at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 6 October 1827. She was renamed Pigeon on 2 February 1829 and completed on 23 February 1829 at Plymouth Dockyard. ^[4]

Notes

1. Winfield, p. 1079
2. Winfield & Lyon, p. 121
3. Colledge, p. 268
4. Winfield & Lyon, p. 124

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.
• 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.