Seagull-class brig-sloop

Drawing showing the body plan with stern board outline, sheer lines with midship framing and scroll figurehead, and longitudinal half-breadth for the Seagull-class ships
Class overview
NameSeagull-class brig-sloop
Operators Royal Navy
In service1805–1819
Completed13
General characteristics
TypeBrig-sloop
Tons burthen282 3694 bm
Length
  • 93 ft (28.3 m) (gundeck)
  • 76 ft (23.2 m) (keel)
Beam26 ft 5 in (8.1 m)
Depth of hold12 ft (3.7 m)
Sail planBrig-rigged
Complement95
Armament
  • As built:
  • 2 × 6-pounder guns as chase guns
  • 14 × 24-pounder carronades
  • Later:
  • 2 × 6-pounder guns as bow chasers
  • 16 × 24-pounder carronades

The Seagull class were built as a class of thirteen 16-gun brig-sloops for the Royal Navy, although an extra 2 carronades were added soon after completion. The class was designed by one of the Surveyors of the Navy - Sir William Rule - and approved on 4 January 1805. Five vessels to this design were ordered in December 1804; eight more were ordered in the summer of 1805.