Seagull class brig-sloop
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| Class overview |
| Name: |
Seagull-class brig-sloop |
| Operators: |
Royal Navy |
| In service: |
1805 - 1819 |
| Completed: |
13 |
| General characteristics |
| Type: |
Brig-sloop |
| Tons burthen: |
282 36/94 bm |
| Length: |
93 ft (28 m) (gundeck)
76 ft (23 m) (keel) |
| Beam: |
26 ft 5 in (8.05 m) |
| Depth of hold: |
12 ft (3.7 m) |
| Sail plan: |
Brig-rigged |
| Complement: |
95 |
| Armament: |
As built:
Later:
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The Seagull class were built as a class of thirteen 16-gun brig-sloops for the Royal Navy, although an extra 2 carronades were added soon after completion. The class was designed by one of the Surveyors of the Navy - Sir William Rule - and approved on 4 January 1805. Five vessels to this design were ordered in December 1804; eight more were ordered in the summer.
Armament
Unlike the larger Cruiser-class brig-sloops, whose main battery was composed of 32-pounder carronades, the Seagull class (and the similar Fly-class brig-sloops designed by Rule's co-surveyor - Sir John Henslow) were armed with a main battery of 24-pounder carronades.
Ships
| Name |
Launched |
| HMS Seagull |
1 July 1805 |
| HMS Oberon |
13 August 1805 |
| HMS Imogen |
11 July 1805 |
| HMS Nightingale |
29 July 1805 |
| HMS Savage |
30 July 1805 |
| HMS Skylark |
February 1806 |
| HMS Paulina |
7 December 1805 |
| HMS Delight |
June 1806 |
| HMS Orestes |
23 October 1805 |
| HMS Electra |
21 January 1806 |
| HMS Julia |
4 February 1806 |
| HMS Satellite |
March 1806 |
| HMS Sheldrake |
21 March 1806 |
References
- Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 1861762461.
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Seagull-class brig-sloop
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Seagull · Oberon · Imogen · Nightingale · Savage · Skylark · Paulina · Delight · Orestes · Electra · Julia · Satellite · Sheldrake
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