HMS Clio (1807)

HMS Clio was a Cruizer-class brig-sloop of the Royal Navy, launched at James Betts' shipyard in Mistleythorn in Essex on 10 January 1807. Her establishment was 71 officers and men, 24 boys and 20 marines. She served in the Baltic during the Napoleonic Wars, accomplished the re-establishment of British rule on the Falkland Islands in 1833, and participated in the First Opium War. She was broken up in 1845.

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

Clio in 1824
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Clio
NamesakeClio
BuilderJames Betts, Mistleythorn
Launched10 January 1807
CommissionedFebruary 1807
Decommissioned1816
RecommissionedFebruary 1823
Decommissioned1845
FateBroken up, 1845
General characteristics
Class and typeCruizer-class brig-sloop
Tons burthen389 35⁄94 (bm )
Length
  • Overall: 100 ft 0 in (30.5 m)
  • Keel: 77 ft 8 in (23.7 m)
Beam30 ft 9 in (9.4 m)
Depth of hold13 ft 11 in (4.2 m)
Sail planBrig
Complement121
Armament16 × 32-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder bow guns
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