HMS Nautilus (1804)

History
United Kingdom
Ordered16 December 1796
BuilderJacob & Sons, Milford
Laid downApril 1798
Launched12 April 1804
FateWrecked 5 January 1807
General characteristics
Tons burthen43828⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • Overall:112 ft 0 in (34.1 m)
  • Keel:94 ft 8+1⁄4 in (28.9 m)
Beam29 ft 6 in (9.0 m)
Depth of hold9 ft 0 in (2.7 m)
Armament
  • Upper deck:18 × 9-pounder guns
  • QD:6 × 12-pounder carronades
  • Fc:2 × 12-pounder carronades

HMS Nautilus was launched at Milford in 1804 as the only member of her class of sloops. She had a minor career capturing a handful of merchantmen. She was wrecked on 5 January 1807 with great hardship for the survivors and loss of life.

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