HMS Charybdis (1809)

HMS Charybdis was a Royal Navy Cruizer-class brig-sloop built by Mark Richards and John Davidson at Hythe, and launched in 1809. She captured two American prizes during the War of 1812 before she was laid up in 1815 and sold in 1819. She apparently then became the whaler Greenwich, which made three voyages for Samuel Enderby & Sons and one for Daniel Bennett & Son. She was wrecked in the Seychelles in 1833 on her fourth whaling voyage.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Charybdis and Greenwich (ship).

Charybdis
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Charybdis
NamesakeCharybdis
Ordered5 September 1808
BuilderMark Richards & John Davidson, Hythe
Laid downOctober 1808
Launched28 August 1809
CommissionedSeptember 1809
DecommissionedAugust 1815
FateSold, February 1819
United Kingdom
NameGreenwich
Owner
  • 1819: Samuel Enderby & Sons
  • 1830:Daniel Bennett & Son
Acquiredc.1819 by purchase
FateWrecked 18 February 1833
General characteristics
Class and typeCruizer-class brig-sloop
Tons burthen384, or 394 bm
Length
  • 100 ft 3 in (30.56 m) o/a;
  • 77 ft 6+1⁄2 in (23.635 m)
Beam30 ft 6+3⁄4 in (9.315 m)
Depth of hold12 ft 9 in (3.89 m)
Sail planBrig
Complement121
Armament16 × 32-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder bow guns
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