HMS Tiger (1794)

History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Tiger
Acquired	3 February 1794 (by purchase)
Fate	Sold 1798
General characteristics
Type	Hoy
Tons burthen	80 (bm)
Length	67 ft 8 in (20.62 m) (overall); 59 ft 0+7⁄8 in (18.0 m) (keel);
Beam	16 ft 0 in (4.88 m)
Depth of hold	6 ft 82 in (3.91 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	sloop
Complement	30
Armament	1 × 24-pounder gun + 3 × 32-pounder carronades

Last updated February 02, 2026

HMS Tiger was a Dutch hoy that the Admiralty purchased in 1794. She was commissioned into the Royal Navy in April 1794 under Lieutenant Joseph Withers for the Channel Islands.^[1] She and several of her sister ships (Lion, Eagle, Repulse, and Scorpion), formed part of a short-lived squadron under Philippe d'Auvergne at Jersey.

She was paid off in December 1795 and sold in 1798.^[1]

Citations

1 2 3 Winfield (2008), p. 325.

References

Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates (2nd ed.). Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-246-7.

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[FOOTNOTEWinfield2008325-1] 1 2 3 Winfield (2008), p. 325.

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History




Great Britain
Name	HMS Tiger
Acquired	3 February 1794 (by purchase)
Fate	Sold 1798


General characteristics ^[1]
Type	Hoy
Tons burthen	80 (bm)
Length	67 ft 8 in (20.62 m) (overall) 59 ft 0+7⁄8 in (18.0 m) (keel)
Beam	16 ft 0 in (4.88 m)
Depth of hold	6 ft 82 in (3.91 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	sloop
Complement	30
Armament	1 × 24-pounder gun + 3 × 32-pounder carronades