HMS Sylvia (1806)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Sylvia |
| Ordered | 2 April 1804 |
| Builder | Bermuda |
| Launched | 1806 |
| Commissioned | October 1806 |
| Honors & awards | Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Sylvia 26 April 1810" |
| Fate | Sold 1816 |
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Sylvia |
| Owner |
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| Acquired | 1816 by purchase |
| Fate | Wrecked late 1823 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Adonis-class |
| Tons burthen | 11093⁄94, or 138 bm |
| Length |
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| Beam | 20 ft 4 in (6.2 m) |
| Depth of hold | 10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) |
| Sail plan | Cutter |
| Complement | 35 |
| Armament | 10 × 18-pounder carronades |
| Notes | Built of Bermuda cedar, with a pine bottom. |
HMS Sylvia was an Adonis-class schooner of the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic War. She was built in Bermuda using locally sourced Bermudan cedar and completed in 1806. She took part in one notable single-ship action in the East Indies in 1810. The Navy sold her in 1816 and she then became a merchantman. She was wrecked in 1823 on a voyage to West Africa.