HMS Beagle (1804)

HMS Beagle was an 18-gun Cruizer-class brig-sloop of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1804, during the Napoleonic Wars. She played a major role in the Battle of the Basque Roads. Beagle was laid up in ordinary in 1813 and sold in 1814.

Beagle
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Beagle
NamesakeThe Beagle breed of dog
Ordered22 May 1804
BuilderPerry, Wells & Green, Blackwall Yard
Laid downJune 1804
Launched8 August 1804
CompletedBy 7 October 1804
Commissioned1804
Out of service1813
Honours and
awards
  • Naval General Service Medal clasps:
  • "Basque Roads 1809"
  • "St. Sebastian"
FateSold on 21 July 1814
General characteristics
Class and type18-gun Cruizer-class brig-sloop
Tons burthen38282⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • 100 ft (30.5 m) (gundeck)
  • 77 ft 3+1⁄4 in (23.6 m) (keel)
Beam30 ft 6+1⁄4 in (9.3 m)
Depth of hold12 ft 10+1⁄2 in (3.92 m)
Sail planBrig rigged
Complement121
Armament18 guns:16 × 32-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder bow guns
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