&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:HMS_Enchantress_c.1804.jpg) HMS Enchantress in the River Dart, 1804, by Charles Martin Powell. Britannia Royal Naval College
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Enchantress |
| Owner | Riblesdale |
| Launched | 1802, Ringmore |
| Fate | Sold 1804 |
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Enchantress |
| Acquired | 1804 by purchase |
| Fate | Transferred 1817 |
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Enchantress |
| Owner | Customs |
| Acquired | 1817 by transfer |
| Fate | unknown |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type | Armed ship, later re-rated as a brig-sloop |
| Tons burthen | 17544⁄94, or 180[2] (bm) |
| Length | Overall: 79 ft 8 in (24.3 m) *Keel: 61 ft 4+1⁄4 in (18.7 m) |
| Beam | 23 ft 2+1⁄4 in (7.1 m) |
| Depth of hold | 16 ft 4 in (5.0 m) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Sail plan | Ship |
| Complement | 30 |
| Armament |
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| Notes | Coppered 1802 |
HMS Enchantress was the merchant ship of the same name, launched in 1802 at Ringmore, Devon. The British Royal Navy bought her in 1804. She spent her naval career at Bristol as a store ship. She was transferred to the Customs service in 1817, and may have served with it until about 1850.