History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Cherub |
Ordered | 19 November 1805 |
Builder | John King, Dover |
Laid down | January 1806 |
Launched | 27 December 1806 |
Honours and awards |
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Fate | Sold, 1820 |
General characteristics [3] | |
Class and type | Cormorant-class 18-gun sloop |
Tons burthen | 423 79⁄94 (bm) |
Length |
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Beam | 29 ft 7+1⁄2 in (9.0 m) |
Depth of hold | 9 ft 0 in (2.7 m) |
Armament |
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HMS Cherub was an 18-gun Royal Navy Cormorant-class sloop built in Dover in 1806. She participated in two major campaigns in the West Indies during the Napoleonic Wars, and one major engagement in the Pacific during the War of 1812, all each of which earned her crews clasps to the Naval General Service Medal. The Navy sold her in 1820.