HMS Tigress (1808)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Tigress and HMS Algerine.
HMS Tigress was the American merchantman Numa and then French letter of marque Pierre Cézar that the Royal Navy acquired by capture and put into service as the gunbrig Tigress. She spent some time on the West African coast in the suppression of the Triangular slave trade. The Admiralty later renamed her as Algerine. She was broken up in 1818.
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Lines & profile plan for Tigress, drawn in 1810 | |
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United States | |
Name | Numa |
Builder | Baltimore |
Launched | 1801 |
Renamed | Pierre Cézar (1808) |
Captured | 29 June 1808 |
United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Tigress |
Acquired | 29 June 1808 by capture |
Renamed | HMS Algerine on 21 April 1814 |
Fate | Sold on 29 January 1818 for breaking up |
General characteristics [1] | |
Tons burthen | 22931⁄94 bm |
Length |
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Beam | 24 ft 4 in (7.4 m) |
Depth of hold | 10 ft 9 in (3.3 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Complement | 50 (British service) |
Armament |
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