History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Dwarf |
Ordered | 2 October 1809 |
Builder | James Lawes (or Lowes), Sandgate |
Laid down | November 1809 |
Launched | 24 April 1810 |
Fate | Wrecked 3 March 1824 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Decoy-class cutter |
Type | Cutter |
Tons burthen | 20265⁄94 (bm) |
Length |
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Beam | 26 ft 1 in (8.0 m) |
Depth of hold | 11 ft 0 in (3.4 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Cutter |
Complement | 60 |
Armament | 10 × 18-pounder carronades |
HMS Dwarf was a Decoy-class cutter launched in 1810. She participated in the capture of a French privateer and in operations in the Gironde. After the end of the Napoleonic Wars she captured some smuggling vessels. She was wrecked in March 1824.