HMS Amaranthe (1804)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Amaranthe
Ordered	15 October 1803
Builder	John Dudman, Deptford, London
Launched	20 November 1804
In service	January 1805
Honours and; awards	Naval General Service Medal (NGSM):; "Off the Pearl Rock 13 Decr. 1808"; "Martinique"; "Guadaloupe";
Fate	Sold in 1815
General characteristics
Class and type	Cruizer-class brig-sloop
Tons burthen	38621⁄94 (bm)
Length	100 ft (30.5 m) (gundeck); 77 ft 2+1⁄2 in (23.5 m) (keel);
Beam	30 ft 8 in (9.3 m)
Depth of hold	12 ft 9 in (3.9 m)
Sail plan	Brig-sloop
Complement	121
Armament	16 × 32-pounder carronades; 2 × 6-pounder chase guns;

HMS Amaranthe was an 18-gun Royal Navy Cruizer-class brig-sloop built by John Dudman at Deptford Wharf and launched in 1804. She served in the Caribbean, taking part in an action and two campaigns that gained those members of her crew that survived until 1847 the NGSM. She was sold in 1815.

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