HMS Sealark (1806)
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HMS Sealark was a Royal Navy Cuckoo-class schooner armed with four 12-pounder carronades and manned by a crew of 20. She was built by William Wheaton at Brixham and launched in 1806.[1] Like many of her class and the related Ballahoo-class schooners, she succumbed to the perils of the sea relatively early in her career.
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Name | HMS Sealark |
Ordered | 11 December 1805 |
Builder | William Wheaton, Brixham |
Laid down | February 1806 |
Launched | 1 August 1806 |
Fate | Foundered 18 June 1809 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Cuckoo-class schooner |
Tons burthen | 75 68⁄94 (bm) |
Length |
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Beam | 18 ft 4 in (5.6 m) |
Draught |
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Depth of hold | 8 ft 6 in (2.6 m) |
Sail plan | Schooner |
Complement | 20 |
Armament | 4 × 12-pounder carronades |
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