HMS Forester (1806)
Forester | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Forester |
| Namesake | Forester |
| Builder | John King, Dover |
| Launched | 1806 |
| Commissioned | 1806 |
| Decommissioned | 1817 |
| Honors & awards |
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| Fate | Sold 1819 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Cruizer-class brig-sloop |
| Tons burthen | 38426⁄94 (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 30 ft 7 in (9.3 m) |
| Draught |
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| Depth of hold | 12 ft 9 in (3.89 m) |
| Sail plan | Brig |
| Complement | 121 |
| Armament | 16 × 32-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder bow guns |
HMS Forester was a Royal Navy 18-gun Cruizer-class brig-sloop built by John King and launched in 1806 at Dover. She had a relatively uneventful career before the Navy sold her in 1819.