HMS Peacock (1806)

	Peacock
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Peacock
Ordered	27 January 1806
Builder	Jabez Bayley, Ipswich
Laid down	April 1806
Launched	9 December 1806
Fate	Sunk by USS Hornet, 1813
General characteristics
Class & type	Cruizer-class brig-sloop
Tons burthen	383 64⁄94 (bm)
Length	100 ft 3 in (30.6 m) (overall); 77 ft 5+7⁄8 in (23.6 m) (keel);
Beam	30 ft 7 in (9.3 m)
Depth of hold	12 ft 9 in (3.9 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Brig
Complement	121
Armament	16 × 32-pounder carronades; 2 × 6-pounder bow guns;

HMS Peacock was a Cruizer-class brig-sloop of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1806 and had a relatively uneventful career until she had the misfortune to encounter USS Hornet in February 1813. Hornet captured Peacock, which then sank.

History
Peacock
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Peacock
Ordered	27 January 1806
Builder	Jabez Bayley, Ipswich
Laid down	April 1806
Launched	9 December 1806
Fate	Sunk by USS Hornet, 1813
General characteristics
Class & type	Cruizer-class brig-sloop
Tons burthen	383 64⁄94 (bm)
Length	100 ft 3 in (30.6 m) (overall) 77 ft 5+7⁄8 in (23.6 m) (keel)
Beam	30 ft 7 in (9.3 m)
Depth of hold	12 ft 9 in (3.9 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Brig
Complement	121
Armament	16 × 32-pounder carronades 2 × 6-pounder bow guns