HMS Rosario (1808)

Rosario
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Rosario
Ordered	27 June 1808
Launched	7 December 1808
Commissioned	March 1809
Decommissioned	February 1822
Honours and awards	Naval General Service Medal (NGSM) with clasp "Rosario 27 March 1812"[1]
Fate	Sold in 1832
General characteristics [2]
Class and type	Cherokee-class brig
Tons burthen	23614⁄94 (bm)
Length	90 ft 0 in (27.4 m) (gundeck) 73 ft 5+1⁄2 in (22.4 m) (gundeck)
Beam	24 ft 7 in (7.5 m)
Draught	9 ft 0 in (2.7 m) (laden); 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) (unladen)
Depth of hold	11 ft 2 in (3.4 m)
Sail plan	Brig
Complement	75 as a ship-of-war
Armament	8 × 18-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder guns

HMS Rosario was a Cherokee-class 10-gun brig of the Royal Navy, launched in 1808. She served during the Napoleonic Wars and participated in one engagement that earned her crew the Naval General Service Medal (NGSM). She was sold in 1832.