HMS Whiting (1805)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Whiting |
| Ordered | 23 June 1803 |
| Builder | Goodrich & Co. (prime contractor), Bermuda |
| Laid down | 1803 |
| Launched | November 1805 |
| Honours & awards | Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Basque Roads 1809" |
| Captured |
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| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ballahoo-class schooner |
| Tons burthen | 7041⁄94 (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 18 ft 0 in (5.5 m) |
| Depth of hold | 9 ft 0 in (2.7 m) |
| Sail plan | Schooner |
| Complement | 20 |
| Armament | 4 × 12-pounder carronades |
HMS Whiting was a Royal Navy Ballahoo-class schooner (a type of vessel often described as a Bermuda sloop) of four 12-pounder carronades and a crew of 20. The prime contractor for the vessel was Goodrich & Co., in Bermuda, and she was launched in 1805. She was a participant at the Battle of Basque Roads. A French privateer captured her at the beginning of the War of 1812, shortly after the Americans had captured and released her in the first naval incident of the war.