HMS Borer (1812)

Borer
History
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Borer
Ordered16 November 1811
BuilderTyson & Blake, Bursledon
Launched27 July 1812
CommissionedAugust 1812
Honours and
awards
Naval General Service Medal with clasp "8 Apr Boat Service 1814"
FateSold on 12 October 1815
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeBold-class gun-brig
Tons burthen1838494 bm
Length
  • 84 ft 6 in (25.8 m) (overall)
  • 70 ft 2+34 in (21.4 m) (keel)
Beam22 ft 2+14 in (6.8 m)
Depth of hold11 ft 0 in (3.4 m)
Sail planBrig
Complement60
Armament10 × 18-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder bow chasers

HMS Borer was a 14-gun Bold-class gun-brig built by Tyson & Blake at Bursledon. She was launched in 1812 and sold off in 1815.

  1. ^ Winfield (2008), p.346.