HMS Challenger (1813)
Challenger (right) destroying Flibustier on 13 October 1813 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Challenger |
| Ordered | 29 July 1812 |
| Builder | Hobbs & Hellyer, Redbridge |
| Laid down | August 1812 |
| Launched | 15 May 1813 |
| Honours & awards | Naval General Service Medal with clasp "St. Sebastian" |
| Fate | Sold May 1824 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Cruizer-class brig-sloop |
| Tons burthen | 386 89⁄94 (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 30 ft 8 in (9.3 m) |
| Depth of hold | 12 ft 8+1⁄2 in (3.9 m) |
| Sail plan | Brig rigged |
| Complement | 121 |
| Armament | 16 × 32-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder chase guns |
HMS Challenger was a Cruizer-class brig-sloop launched at Redbridge, Southampton, in 1813. She participated in the capture of a French privateer and then sailed to the East Indies. She was laid up in 1819 and sold in 1824.