HMS Staunch (1804)

HMS Staunch was a Royal Navy 12-gun Archer-class gun-brig, built by Benjamin Tanner and launched in 1804 at Dartmouth, Devon. She served in the Indian Ocean and participated in the action of 18 September 1810 before she foundered with the loss of all hands in 1811.

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

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Staunch
Ordered9 January 1804
BuilderBenjamin Tanner, Dartmouth, Devon
Launched21 August 1804
CommissionedSeptember 1804
FatePresumed foundered, June 1811
General characteristics
Class and typeArcher-class gun-brig
Tons burthen177 31⁄94 bm
Length
  • 80 ft (24 m) (gundeck)
  • 65 ft 10+1⁄4 in (20.1 m) (keel)
Beam22 ft 6 in (6.86 m)
Depth of hold9 ft 5 in (2.87 m)
Sail planBrig
Complement50
Armament10 × 18-pounder carronades + 2 × chase guns
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