| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Fairy |
| Builder | William Taylor, Bideford |
| Launched | 1812 |
| Commissioned | August 1812 |
| Decommissioned | 1815 |
| Honors and awards | Naval General Service Medal with the clasp "The Potomac 17 Augt. 1814"[1] |
| Fate | Broken up, 1821 |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Class and type | Cruizer-class brig-sloop |
| Tons burthen | 386 80⁄94 bm |
| Length | 100 ft 1+1⁄2 in (30.518 m) (o/a); 77 ft 4 in (23.57 m) (keel) |
| Beam | 30 ft 8 in (9.35 m) |
| Depth of hold | 13 ft 3 in (4.04 m) |
| Sail plan | Brig |
| Complement | 121 |
| Armament | 16 × 32-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder bow guns |
HMS Fairy (1812) was a Cruizer-class brig-sloop, built by William Taylor at Bideford and launched in 1812.[2] She escorted convoys during the War of 1812 and participated in the Raid on Alexandria, the Royal Navy’s incursion up the Potomac in 1814. She was broken up in 1821.
- ^ "No. 20939". The London Gazette. 26 January 1849. p. 238.
- ^ a b Winfield (2008), p.301.