HMS Despatch (1804)

HMS Dispatch (also Despatch) was a Royal Navy Cruizer-class brig-sloop built by Richard Symons & Co. at Falmouth and launched in 1804. Dispatch was instrumental in the capture of a 40-gun French frigate and was active at the Battle of Copenhagen in 1807. She also sailed on the Jamaica station. She was broken up relatively early, in 1811.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Despatch and HMS Dispatch.

Despatch
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Despatch or Dispatch
Ordered27 November 1802
BuilderRichard Symons & Co., Falmouth
Laid downApril 1803
Launched26 May 1804
FateBroken up September 1811
General characteristics
TypeCruizer class brig-sloop
Tons burthen382 42⁄94 (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)
Depth of hold12 ft 9 in (3.9 m)
Sail planBrig rigged
Complement121
Armament16 x 32-pounder carronades + 2 x 6-pounder bow guns
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