HMS Foxhound (1806)

Foxhound
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Foxhound
NamesakeFoxhound
BuilderKing, Dover
Launched1806
CommissionedMay 1807
Honors &
awards
Naval General Service Medal with the clasp "Basque Roads 1809"
FateFoundered 31 August 1809
General characteristics
Class & typeCruizer-class brig-sloop
Tons burthen3842694 (bm)
Length
  • Overall:100 ft 0 in (30.5 m)
  • Keel:77 ft 2+78 in (23.5 m)
Beam30 ft 7 in (9.3 m)
Draught
  • Uladen:7 ft 0 in (2.1 m)
  • Laden:11 ft 0 in (3.4 m)
Depth of hold12 ft 9 in (3.9 m)
Sail planBrig
Complement121
Armament

HMS Foxhound was an 18-gun Cruizer-class brig-sloop built by King at Dover and launched in 1806. She participated in the battle of the Basque Roads in early 1809 and foundered later that year.