HMS Sophie (1809)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Sophie.
HMS Sophie was an 18-gun Cruizer class brig-sloop of the Royal Navy. She served during the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812. During the War of 1812 Sophie participated in the economic war against American trade, capturing or destroying numerous small merchant vessels, and in an unsuccessful attack on Fort Bowyer, Alabama. Later, she moved to the East Indies where she served in the First Anglo-Burmese War. The Admiralty sold Sophie in 1825.
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Name | HMS Sophie |
Ordered | 21 November 1808 |
Builder | John Pelham, Frindsbury |
Laid down | December 1808 |
Launched | 8 September 1809 |
Completed | By 23 December 1809 |
Fate | Sold on 15 August 1825 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | 18-gun Cruizer class brig-sloop |
Tons burthen | 38740⁄94 (bm) |
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Beam | 30 ft 8 in (9.3 m) |
Depth of hold | 12 ft 9 in (3.9 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Brig-sloop |
Complement | 121 |
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