| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Starling |
| Namesake | Starling |
| Ordered | 20 November 1804 |
| Builder | William Rowe, St Peter's yard, Newcastle-on-Tyne |
| Laid down | January 1805 |
| Launched | May 1805 |
| Fate | Sold 1814 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | Confounder-class gun-brig |
| Type | Gun-brig |
| Tons burthen | 18183⁄94 (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 22 ft 1+1⁄2 in (6.7 m) |
| Depth of hold | 11 ft 0 in (3.35 m) |
| Complement | 50 |
| Armament | 10 × 18-pounder carronades + 2 × 12-pounder chase guns |
HMS Starling was launched in 1805. She participated in one action and captured a privateer and a number of merchant vessels before she was sold in 1814.
- ^ Winfield (2008), p. 344.