HMS Daring (1804)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Daring
Ordered	June 1804
Builder	Jabez Bayley, Ipswich
Laid down	June 1804
Launched	October 1804
Commissioned	November 1804
Fate	Scuttled 27 January 1813
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	Archer-class gun-brig
Tons burthen	17840⁄94 (bm)
Length	Overall: 80 ft 2 in (24.4 m) Keel:65 ft 10+3⁄4 in (20.1 m)
Beam	22 ft 6+3⁄4 in (6.9 m)
Depth of hold	9 ft 5 in (2.9 m)
Sail plan	Brig
Complement	50
Armament	10 × 18-pounder carronades, and 2 chase guns

HMS Daring was a 12-gun gun-brig of the Archer class of the British Royal Navy. She was launched in 1804 and served in the Channel and North Sea, capturing a number of merchant vessels. In 1813 she was serving on the West Africa Station when her crew had to scuttle her to prevent her capture.