HMS Jackdaw (1806)

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Jackdaw
Ordered11 December 1805
BuilderWilliam Rowe, St Peter's Yard, Newcastle
Laid downJanuary 1806
Launched19 May 1806
FateSold 1 November 1816
General characteristics
Class & typeCuckoo-class schooner
Tons burthen758694 (bm)
Length
  • 56 ft 2+12 in (17.1 m) (overall)
  • 42 ft 10+14 in (13.1 m) (keel)
Beam18 ft 1+12 in (5.5 m)
Draught
  • Unladen: 4 ft 3 in (1.3 m)
  • Laden: 7 ft 10 in (2.4 m)
Depth of hold8 ft 1+12 in (2.5 m)
Sail planSchooner
Complement20
Armament4 × 12-pounder carronades

HMS Jackdaw was a Royal Navy Cuckoo-class schooner that William Rowe built at Newcastle and launched in 1806. She had a relatively undistinguished career, with the low point being her capture by what some described as a Spanish "rowboat". British frigates recaptured Jackdaw the next day. She went on to serve as a tender at Plymouth before being sold in 1816.