HMS Avon (1805)

USS Wasp rakes HMS Avon, 27 August 1814, by Abel Bowen, from The Naval Monument (1838)
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Avon
Ordered	9 December 1803
Builder	Symons of Falmouth
Launched	31 January 1805[1]
Fate	Captured, abandoned and sunk 27 August 1814
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	Cruizer-class brig-sloop
Tons burthen	38241⁄94 bm
Length	100 ft 0 in (30.5 m) (gundeck) 77 ft 3+1⁄2 in (23.6 m) (keel)
Beam	30 ft 6 in (9.3 m)
Depth of hold	12 ft 9 in (3.9 m)
Sail plan	Brig rigged
Complement	121
Armament	16 × 32-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder bow guns

HMS Avon was a Royal Navy Cruizer-class brig-sloop built at Falmouth and launched in 1805. In the War of 1812 she fought a desperate action with USS Wasp that resulted in Avon sinking on 27 August 1814.