HMS Monkey (1826)
HMS Monkey was a schooner of the British Royal Navy assigned to the West Indies squadron, launched in 1826 at Jamaica. She made three notable captures of slavers, one involving a single-ship action against a slaver much larger and more heavily armed than herself. She was wrecked in 1831 near Tampico.
HMS Monkey captures the Spanish slaver Midas, by William John Huggins, National Maritime Museum | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Monkey |
| Builder | McLean, Jamaica |
| Acquired | June 1826 |
| Fate | Wrecked, May 1831 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Schooner |
| Tons burthen | 70, or 73, or 75 (bm) |
| Length | 53 ft 3 in (16.2 m) (overall); *40 ft 8+1⁄2 in (12.4 m) (keel) |
| Beam | 18 ft (5.5 m) |
| Depth of hold | 7 ft 3 in (2.2 m) |
| Complement | 26 |
| Armament | 1 × long 12-pounder gun on a pivot |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.