HMS Avenger (1804)

History
United Kingdom
NameThames
Launched1803, Thames
FateSold May 1804
United Kingdom
NameHMS Avenger
AcquiredMay 1804 by purchase
CommissionedJune 1804
FateWrecked 8 October 1812
General characteristics [1]
Tons burthen390 (bm)
Sail planSloop
Complement80
Armament2 × 9-pounder chase guns + 18 × 24-pounder carronades

HMS Avenger was the collier Thames, launched in 1803, that the Royal Navy purchased in 1804 and renamed. During her service she captured a number of prizes. She also captured one French privateer and participated in the capture of the Danish island of Anholt. She wrecked at St. John's, Newfoundland on 8 October 1812.

  1. ^ Winfield (2008), p. 271.