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Brig-sloop of the Royal Navy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
HMS Pigeon was a 10-gun Cherokee-class brig-sloop built for the Royal Navy during the 1820s. She was sold in 1847.
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Name | Pigeon |
Ordered | 25 March 1823 |
Builder | Pembroke Dockyard |
Laid down | May 1825 |
Launched | 6 October 1827 |
Completed | 23 February 1829 |
Fate | Sold, 27 July 1847 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Cherokee-class brig-sloop |
Tons burthen | 230 64/94 bm |
Length | |
Beam | 24 ft 8 in (7.5 m) |
Draught | 9 ft (2.7 m) |
Depth | 11 ft (3.4 m) |
Sail plan | Brig |
Complement | 52 |
Armament | 2 × 6-pdr cannon; 8 × 18-pdr carronades |
Pigeon had a length at the gundeck of 90 feet (27.4 m) and 72 feet 3 inches (22.0 m) at the keel. She had a beam of 24 feet 8 inches (7.5 m), a draught of about 9 feet (2.7 m) and a depth of hold of 11 feet (3.4 m). The ship's tonnage was 230 64/94 tons burthen.[1] The Cherokee class was armed with two 6-pounder cannon and eight 18-pounder carronades. The ships had a crew of 52 officers and ratings.[2]
Pigeon, the fourth ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy,[3] was ordered under the name of Variable on 25 March 1823, laid down in May 1825 at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 6 October 1827. She was renamed Pigeon on 2 February 1829 and completed on 23 February 1829 at Plymouth Dockyard.[4]
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