HMS Rifleman (1809)

Rifleman
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Rifleman
Ordered	5 November 1808
Builder	John King, Upnor
Laid down	January 1809
Launched	12 August 1809
Fate	Sold 1836
United Kingdom
Port of registry	London
Acquired	1836 by purchase
Fate	No longer listed in Lloyd's Register after 1856
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	Cruizer-class brig-sloop
Tons burthen	383, or 38386⁄94, or 402[2] (bm)
Length	100 ft 10 in (30.7 m) (overall) 77 ft 4 in (23.6 m) (keel)
Beam	30 ft 8 in (9.3 m)
Draught	6 ft 8 in (2.0 m) (unladen) 11 ft 2 in (3.4 m) (laden)
Depth of hold	12 ft 9 in (3.9 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Brig rigged
Complement	121
Armament	16 × 32-pounder carronades 2 × 6-pounder chase guns

Rifleman was a Cruizer-class brig-sloop launched in 1809 for the Royal Navy. She served in the North Sea, on the Halifax and Jamaica stations, and in the Mediterranean Sea. During her service she recaptured a Royal Navy vessel in Danish service, and two privateers. The Navy sold her in 1836 and she proceed to sail as a merchantman and whaler between 1837 and 1856.