HMS Biter (1804)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Biter.

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Biter
Ordered9 January 1804
BuilderWilliam Wallis, Blackwall
Launched27 July 1804
Commissioned1805
FateWrecked 10 November 1805
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeArcher-class gun-brig
Tons burthen17731⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • Overall:80 ft 0 in (24.4 m)
  • Keel:65 ft 10+1⁄4 in (20.1 m)
Beam22 ft 6 in (6.9 m)
Depth of hold9 ft 5 in (2.9 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planBrig
Complement50
Armament10 × 18-pounder carronades + 2 × 12-pounder chase guns

HMS Biter was a 12-gun Archer-class gun-brig of the Royal Navy. She was wrecked in 1805.

  1. ^ Winfield (2008), p. 339.