HMS Doterel (1808)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Doterel.
HMS Doterel (or Dotterel), was an 18-gun Cruizer-class brig-sloop of the British Royal Navy. Launched on 6 October 1808, she saw action in the Napoleonic Wars and in the War of 1812. In February 1809 she took part in the Battle of Les Sables-d'Olonne, then in April the Battle of Basque Roads. She was laid up in 1827 at Bermuda, but not broken up until 1855.
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Name | HMS Doterel |
Namesake | Eurasian dotterel |
Ordered | 31 December 1807 |
Builder | John Scott and Richard Blake, Bursledon[1] |
Laid down | April 1808 |
Launched | 6 October 1808 |
Commissioned | October 1808 |
Honours and awards | Naval General Service Medal clasp "Basque Roads 1809"[2] |
Fate | Broken up 1855 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Type | Cruizer-class brig-sloop |
Tons burthen | 38611⁄94 (bm) |
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Beam | 30 ft 8 in (9.3 m) |
Depth of hold | 12 ft 10 in (3.9 m) |
Propulsion | Sail |
Complement | 121 |
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