HMS Nimrod (1812)

HMS Nimrod was a brig-sloop of the British Royal Navy, launched in 1812. She spent her war years in North American waters where she captured one small privateer, assisted in the capture of another, and captured or destroyed some 50 American vessels. After the war she captured smugglers and assisted the civil authorities in maintaining order in Tyne. She was wrecked in 1827 and so damaged that the Navy decided she was not worth repairing. A private ship-owner purchased Nimrod and repaired her. She then went on to spend some 20 years trading between Britain and Charleston, the Mediterranean, Australia, and India. She was last listed in 1851.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Nimrod and List of ships named Nimrod.

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Nimrod
Ordered26 September 1811
BuilderJabez Bayley, Ipswich
Laid downNovember 1811
Launched25 May 1812
FateSold 1827
United Kingdom
Port of registry
  • London
  • Liverpool
Acquired1827 by purchase
FateNo longer listed in Lloyd's Register (LR) after 1851
General characteristics
Class and typeCruizer-class brig-sloop
Tons burthen38422⁄94, or 369; 469 after 1827 lengthening (bm)
Length
  • 100 ft 0 in (30.5 m) (overall)
  • 77 ft 2+3⁄4 in (23.5 m) (keel)
Beam30 ft 7 in (9.3 m)
Depth of hold12 ft 10 in (3.91 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planBrig
Complement121
Armament
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