HMS Harrier (1831)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Harrier.

HMS Harrier was an 18-gun Fly-class sloop, built for the Royal Navy during the 1830s.

HMS Harrier
History
United Kingdom
Name	Harrier
Ordered	30 January 1829
Builder	Pembroke Dockyard
Laid down	November 1830
Launched	8 November 1831
Completed	25 March 1832
Commissioned	24 November 1831
Fate	Broken up, March 1840
General characteristics
Class & type	Fly-class sloop
Tons burthen	485 69/94 bm
Length	114 ft 4 in (34.8 m) (gundeck) 93 ft 6 in (28.5 m) (keel)
Beam	31 ft 7 in (9.6 m)
Draught	11 ft 9 in (3.6 m)
Depth	8 ft 3 in (2.5 m)
Complement	120
Armament	2 × 9-pdr cannon; 16 × 32-pdr carronades

Description

Harrier had a length at the gundeck of 114 feet 4 inches (34.8 m) and 93 feet 6 inches (28.5 m) at the keel. She had a beam of 31 feet 3 inches (9.5 m), a draught of 11 feet 9 inches (3.6 m) and a depth of hold of 8 feet 3 inches (2.5 m). The ship's tonnage was 48569⁄94 tons burthen.^[1] The Fly class was armed with a pair of 9-pounder cannon in the bow and sixteen 32-pounder carronades. The ships had a crew of 120 officers and ratings.^[2]

Construction and career

Harrier, the third ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy,^[3] was ordered on 30 January 1829, laid down in November 1830 at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 8 November 1831.^[2] She was completed on 25 March 1832 at Plymouth Dockyard and commissioned on 24 November 1831.^[1]

Plan showing a part stern elevation and plan illustrating the fitting of an iron tiller to Harrier