HMS Falcon (1820)

History
United Kingdom
NameFalcon
NamesakeFalcon
Ordered13 June 1817
BuilderPembroke Dockyard
Laid downMay 1818
Launched10 June 1820
Completed3 August 1820
FateSold, 16 August 1838
General characteristics
Class & typeCherokee-class brig-sloop
Tons burthen236 76/94 bm
Length
  • 90 ft 1 in (27.5 m) (gundeck)
  • 73 ft 8 in (22.5 m) (keel)
Beam24 ft 9 in (7.5 m)
Draught9 ft (2.7 m)
Depth11 ft (3.4 m)
Sail planBrig
Complement52
Armament2 × 6-pdr cannon; 8 × 18-pdr carronades

HMS Falcon was a 10-gun Cherokee-class brig-sloop built for the Royal Navy during the 1810s. She was sold in 1838.