HMS Royalist (1807)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Royalist.

Royalist
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Royalist
Ordered27 January 1806
Laid downMay 1806
Launched10 January 1807
Honours and
awards
FateSold 3 February 1819
General characteristics [3]
Class and typeCruizer-class brig-sloop
Tons burthen38232⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • Overall:100 ft 0 in (30.5 m)
  • Keel:77 ft 3+1⁄2 in (23.6 m)
Beam30 ft 6 in (9.3 m)
Depth of hold12 ft 9 in (3.9 m)
Sail planBrig
Complement121
Armament16 × 32-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder bow chasers
United Kingdom
NameRoyalist
OwnerW.Smith
Acquired1819 by purchase
FateCondemned August 1832
General characteristics
Tons burthenWhaler (after lengthening):387,[4] or 399,[5] or 400[6](bm)
Sail planBrig

HMS Royalist was launched in 1807. She captured many privateers and letters of marque, most French, but also some from Denmark and the United States. Her crew twice were awarded the Naval General Service Medal. She was instrumental in the capture of a French frigate. The Royal Navy sold her in 1819. She then became a whaler, making three complete voyages. She was condemned after a mishap while on her fourth.

  1. ^ "No. 20939". The London Gazette. 26 January 1849.
  2. ^ "No. 20939". The London Gazette. 26 January 1849.
  3. ^ Winfield (2008), p. 297.
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