HMS Redwing (1806)

HMS Redwing was a Cruizer-class brig-sloop of the British Royal Navy. Commissioned in 1806, she saw active service in the Napoleonic Wars, mostly in the Mediterranean, and afterwards served off the West Coast of Africa, acting to suppress the slave trade. She was lost at sea in 1827.

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

Redwing
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Redwing
Ordered24 January 1806
BuilderMatthew Warren, Brightlingsea
Launched30 August 1806
CommissionedOctober 1806
Honours and
awards
  • Naval General Service Medal with clasps
  • "Redwing 7 May 1808"
  • "Redwing 31 May 1808"
  • "2 May Boat Service 1813"
FateFoundered 1827
General characteristics
Class and typeCruizer-class brig-sloop
Tons burthen38346⁄94 (bm)
Length100 ft 0 in (30.5 m) (overall); 77 ft 3+1⁄2 in (23.6 m)
Beam30 ft 6+1⁄2 in (9.3 m)
Depth of hold12 ft 10 in (3.9 m)
Sail planBrig
Complement121
Armament
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