HMS Meleager (1806)

HMS Meleager was a 36-gun fifth-rate Perseverance-class frigate of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1806 and wrecked on 30 July 1808 off Jamaica. During her brief career she captured two armed vessels and two merchantmen on the Jamaica station. She was named after Meleager, who could have been a Macedonian officer of distinction in the service of Alexander the Great, or a Meleager a character from Greek mythology.

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

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Meleager
BuilderChatham Dockyard (M/Shipwright Robert Seppings)
Launched25 November 1806
FateWrecked on 30 July 1808 off Jamaica
General characteristics
Class and typeFifth-rate Perseverance-class 36-gun frigate
Tons burthen874 58⁄94 (bm)
Length137 ft 0 in (41.8 m) (gundeck); 113 ft 1+1⁄2 in (34.5 m) (keel)
Beam38 ft 1+1⁄2 in (11.6 m)
Depth of hold13 ft 5 in (4.1 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement260 men
Armament
  • Upper deck:26 x 18-pounder guns
  • QD:2 x 9-pounder guns + 10 x 32-pounder carronades
  • Fc:2 x 9-pounder guns + 2 x 32-pounder carronades
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