HMS Challenger (1813)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Challenger
Ordered	29 July 1812
Builder	Hobbs & Hellyer, Redbridge
Laid down	August 1812
Launched	15 May 1813
Honours and awards	Naval General Service Medal with clasp "St. Sebastian"[1]
Fate	Sold May 1824
General characteristics [2]
Class and type	Cruizer-class brig-sloop
Tons burthen	386 89⁄94 (bm)
Length	100 ft 1+3⁄4 in (30.5 m) (gundeck) 77 ft 4+1⁄4 in (23.6 m) (keel)
Beam	30 ft 8 in (9.3 m)
Depth of hold	12 ft 8+1⁄2 in (3.9 m)
Sail plan	Brig rigged
Complement	121
Armament	16 × 32-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder chase guns

HMS Challenger was a Cruizer-class brig-sloop launched at Redbridge, Southampton, in 1813. She participated in the capture of a French privateer and then sailed to the East Indies. She was laid up in 1819 and sold in 1824.