HMS Forward (1805)

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Forward
OrderedJune 1804
BuilderJoseph Todd, Berwick
Laid downJuly 1804
Launched4 January 1805
CommissionedNovember 1804
FateSold 14 December 1815
General characteristics
Class & typeArcher-class gun-brig
Tons burthen17830⁄94 bm
Length
  • 80 ft 0 in (24.38 m) (gundeck)
  • 65 ft 10+1⁄4 in (20.072 m) (gundeck)
Beam22 ft 6+3⁄4 in (6.877 m)
Depth of hold9 ft 5 in (2.87 m)
Sail planBrig
Complement50
Armament10 × 18-pounder carronades + 2 × chase guns

HMS Forward was a 12-gun gun-brig of the Archer class of the British Royal Navy.

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