HMS Peacock (1806)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Peacock.
HMS Peacock was a Cruizer-class brig-sloop of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1806 and had a relatively uneventful career until she had the misfortune to encounter USS Hornet in February 1813. Hornet captured Peacock, which then sank.
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Name | HMS Peacock |
Ordered | 27 January 1806 |
Builder | Jabez Bayley, Ipswich |
Laid down | April 1806 |
Launched | 9 December 1806 |
Fate | Sunk by USS Hornet, 1813 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Cruizer-class brig-sloop |
Tons burthen | 383 64⁄94 (bm) |
Length |
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Beam | 30 ft 7 in (9.3 m) |
Depth of hold | 12 ft 9 in (3.9 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Brig |
Complement | 121[lower-alpha 1] |
Armament |
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