HMS Alphea (1806)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Alphea
Ordered	2 April 1804
Laid down	1804
Launched	1806
Commissioned	March 1806
Fate	Blown up in action 1813
General characteristics [a]
Class and type	Adonis-class
Type	Cutter, converted to schooner
Tons burthen	110 93⁄94 (bm)
Length	68 ft 2 in (20.8 m) (overall) 50 ft 5+5⁄8 in (15.4 m) (keel)
Beam	20 ft 4 in (6.2 m)
Depth of hold	10 ft 3 in (3.1 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Schooner
Complement	35
Armament	10 × 18-pounder carronades

HMS Alphea was built of Bermudan pencil cedar as a cutter and launched in 1804. Later she was converted to a schooner. She captured a number of small prizes before September 1813 when she blew up in a single-ship action with the loss of her entire crew.

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