HMS Falcon (1820)
HMS Falcon was a 10-gun Cherokee-class brig-sloop built for the Royal Navy during the 1810s. She was sold in 1838.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Falcon |
| Namesake | Falcon |
| Ordered | 13 June 1817 |
| Builder | Pembroke Dockyard |
| Laid down | May 1818 |
| Launched | 10 June 1820 |
| Completed | 3 August 1820 |
| Fate | Sold, 16 August 1838 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Cherokee-class brig-sloop |
| Tons burthen | 236 76/94 bm |
| Length | |
| Beam | 24 ft 9 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 |
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
- Winfield, p. 1053
- Winfield & Lyon, p. 121
- 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.