HMS Pigeon (1827)

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

HMS Pigeon was a 10-gun Cherokee-class brig-sloop built for the Royal Navy during the 1820s. She was sold in 1847.

History
United Kingdom
Name	Pigeon
Ordered	25 March 1823
Builder	Pembroke Dockyard
Laid down	May 1825
Launched	6 October 1827
Completed	23 February 1829
Fate	Sold, 27 July 1847
General characteristics
Class and type	Cherokee-class brig-sloop
Tons burthen	230 64/94 bm
Length	90 ft (27.4 m) (gundeck) 72 ft 3 in (22.0 m) (keel)
Beam	24 ft 8 in (7.5 m)
Draught	9 ft (2.7 m)
Depth	11 ft (3.4 m)
Sail plan	Brig
Complement	52
Armament	2 × 6-pdr cannon; 8 × 18-pdr carronades

Description

Pigeon had a length at the gundeck of 90 feet (27.4 m) and 72 feet 3 inches (22.0 m) at the keel. She had a beam of 24 feet 8 inches (7.5 m), a draught of about 9 feet (2.7 m) and a depth of hold of 11 feet (3.4 m). The ship's tonnage was 230 64/94 tons burthen.^[1] The Cherokee class was armed with two 6-pounder cannon and eight 18-pounder carronades. The ships had a crew of 52 officers and ratings.^[2]

Construction and career

Pigeon, the fourth ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy,^[3] was ordered under the name of Variable on 25 March 1823, laid down in May 1825 at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 6 October 1827. She was renamed Pigeon on 2 February 1829 and completed on 23 February 1829 at Plymouth Dockyard.^[4]