Ballahoo-class schooner
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The Ballahoo class (also known as the Fish class) was a Royal Navy class of eighteen 4-gun schooners built under contract in Bermuda during the Napoleonic War. The class was an attempt by the Admiralty to harness the expertise of Bermudian shipbuilders who were renowned for their fast-sailing craft (particularly the Bermuda sloops).[1] The Admiralty ordered twelve vessels on 23 June 1804, and a further six on 11 December 1805.
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A plan showing body plan with stern board outline, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth of HMS Haddock of the Ballahoo class, as taken off in October 1805 and modified on her refit. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich | |
Class overview | |
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Name | Ballahoo (or Fish) class |
Operators | Royal Navy |
Succeeded by | Cuckoo (or Bird) class |
Planned | 18 |
Completed | 18 |
Lost | 12 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Tons burthen | 70+41⁄94 (bm) |
Length |
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Beam | 18 ft 0 in (5.5 m) |
Depth of hold | 9 ft 0 in (2.7 m) |
Sail plan | Schooner |
Complement | 20 |
Armament | 4 × 12-pounder carronades (Pierced for 10) |
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