HMS Calypso (1805)

HMS Calypso was a Royal Navy Cruizer-class brig-sloop. She was built at Deptford Wharf between 1804 and 1805, and launched in 1805. She served in the North Sea and the Baltic, most notably at the Battle of Lyngør, which effectively ended the Gunboat War. Calypso was broken up in March 1821.

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

Calypso
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Calypso
Ordered15 October 1803
BuilderJohn Dudman, Deptford, Kent
Launched2 February 1805
Honours and
awards		Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Off Mardoe 6 July 1812"
FateBroken up March 1821
General characteristics
TypeCruizer-class brig-sloop
Tons burthen382 (bm)
Length
  • 100 ft 0 in (30.5 m) (gundeck)
  • 77 ft 3+1⁄2 in (23.6 m) (keel)
Beam30 ft 6 in (9.3 m)
Draught6 ft 6 in (2.0 m) (unladen);10 ft 0 in (3.0 m) (laden)
Depth of hold12 ft 9 in (3.9 m)
Sail planBrig rigged
Complement121
Armament
  • 16 × 32-pounder carronades
  • 2 × 6-pounder bow guns
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