HMS Starling (1801)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Starling
Namesake	Starling
Ordered	7 January 1801
Builder	Balthazar & Edward Adams, Bucklers Hard
Launched	4 April 1801
Fate	Wrecked December 1804
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	Bloodhound-class gun-brig
Type	Gun-brig
Tons burthen	1859⁄94 (bm)
Length	80 ft 1+1⁄2 in (24.4 m) (gundeck) 65 ft 8 in (20.02 m) (keel)
Beam	23 ft 0+1⁄4 in (7.0 m)
Depth of hold	8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
Complement	50
Armament	12 × 18-pounder carronades

HMS Starling was launched in 1801. She grounded in December 1804 and burnt to avoid her falling into enemy hands.