HMS Ferret (1806)

HMS Ferret was a Royal Navy Cruizer-class brig-sloop built by Benjamin Tanner at Dartmouth and launched in 1806, 19 months late. She served on the Jamaica, Halifax, and Leith (North Sea) stations during which time she took three privateers as prizes before she was wrecked in 1813.

Ferret
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Ferret
Ordered27 November 1802
BuilderBenjamin Tanner of Dartmouth
Launched4 January 1806
CommissionedMarch 1806
FateWrecked January 1813
General characteristics
Class and typeCruizer-class brig-sloop
Tons burthen3873094 (bm)
Length
  • 100 ft 2 in (30.5 m) (gundeck)
  • 77 ft 5+18 in (23.6 m) (keel)
Beam30 ft 8 in (9.3 m)
Depth of hold12 ft 9 in (3.9 m)
Sail planBrig
Complement121
Armament18 cannons: 16 x 32-pounder carronades + 2 x 6-pounder bow guns
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