| History | |
|---|---|
 Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Busy |
| Ordered | 19 December 1796 |
| Builder | Joseph Graham, Harwich |
| Laid down | March 1797 |
| Launched | 20 November 1797 |
| Commissioned | December 1797 |
| Fate | Foundered December 1806 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type | Brig sloop |
| Tons burthen | 33658⁄94 (bm) |
| Length |
|
| Beam | 29 ft 0 in (8.8 m) |
| Depth of hold | 12 ft 9 in (3.9 m) |
| Sail plan | Brig |
| Complement | 121 |
| Armament | 16 × 32-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder chase guns |
HMS Busy was launched in 1797 as the only member of her class of brig-sloops. She captured one French privateer and numerous small merchantmen, but spent most of her career escorting convoys to and from the West Indies. She foundered in 1806 while serving on the Halifax, Nova Scotia, station.
- ^ Winfield (2008), pp. 282–3.