HMS Tiger (1794)

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.

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

History
Great Britain
NameHMS Tiger
Acquired3 February 1794 (by purchase)
FateSold 1798
General characteristics [1]
TypeHoy
Tonnage80 (bm)
Length
  • 67 ft 8 in (20.62 m) (overall)
  • 59 ft 0+7⁄8 in (18.0 m) (keel)
Beam16 ft 0 in (4.88 m)
Depth of hold6 ft 82 in (3.91 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail plansloop
Complement30
Armament1 x 24-pounder gun + 3 x 32-pounder carronades

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

Citations
  1. 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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