HMS Pioneer (1810)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Pioneer
Ordered	2 October 1809
Builder	John King, Upnor
Laid down	December 1809
Launched	10 March 1810
Completed	By 21 June 1810
Fate	Sold 4 September 1849
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	Pigmy-class schooner
Tons burthen	197, or 19868⁄94 (bm)
Length	Overall: 82 ft 10 in (25.2 m) Keel; 70 ft 7+1⁄2 in (21.5 m)
Beam	23 ft 0 in (7.0 m)
Depth of hold	10 ft 1 in (3.1 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Cutter; latter schooner
Complement	60
Armament	10 × 12-pounder carronades

HMS Pioneer was a Pigmy–class schooner of the Royal Navy, launched in 1810 as a cutter. During her service with the Navy she captured one French privateer and assisted at the capture of another. In 1823–1824 she underwent fitting for the Coast Guard blockade. She then served with the Coast Guard to 1845. She was sold at Plymouth in 1849.