HMS Crocus (1808)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Crocus.
HMS Crocus was the nameship of the Crocus-class brig-sloops of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1808 and had an almost completely uneventful career until she was sold in 1815. She then became a merchantman trading with the West Indies and the Mediterranean. She was last listed in 1823.
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Crocus | |
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Crocus |
Ordered | 30 March 1807 |
Builder | Plymouth Dockyard (M/s Joseph Tucker) |
Laid down | November 1807 |
Launched | 10 June 1808 |
Fate | Sold 1815 |
United Kingdom | |
Name | Crocus |
Owner | Donovan |
Acquired | 1815 by purchase |
Fate | Last listed 1823 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Crocus-class brig-sloop |
Tons burthen | 250,[2] or 25562⁄94, or 260[3] (bm) |
Length |
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Beam | 25 ft 7 in (7.8 m) |
Depth of hold | 12 ft 8 in (3.9 m) |
Sail plan | Brig rigged |
Complement | 86 |
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