HMS Zephyr (1823)

HMS Zephyr was a 10-gun Cherokee-class brig-sloop built for the Royal Navy and launched in 1823. She then became a Falmouth Post Office Packet Service packet. She was sold in 1836.

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

History
United Kingdom
NameZephyr
Ordered2 November 1818
BuilderPembroke Dockyard
Laid downNovember 1821
Launched1 November 1823
Completed23 June 1824
FateSold 8 September 1838
General characteristics
Class and typeCherokee-class brig-sloop
Tons burthen22834⁄94, or 233, or 235 (bm)
Length
  • 90 ft (27.4 m) (gundeck)
  • 71 ft 3 in (21.7 m) (keel)
Beam24 ft 9 in (7.5 m)
Draught8 ft 8 in (2.6 m)
Depth11 ft (3.4 m)
Sail planBrig
Complement
  • RN:52
  • Packet:21
Armament
  • RN:2 × 6-pounder guns + 8 × 18-pounder carronades
  • Packet:2 × 9-pounder guns
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