HMS Falcon (1820)

History
United Kingdom
NameFalcon
NamesakeFalcon
Ordered13 June 1817
BuilderPembroke Dockyard
Laid downMay 1818
Launched10 June 1820
Completed3 August 1820
FateSold, 16 August 1838
General characteristics
Class and typeCherokee-class brig-sloop
Tons burthen236 76/94 bm
Length
  • 90 ft 1 in (27.5 m) (gundeck)
  • 73 ft 8 in (22.5 m) (keel)
Beam24 ft 9 in (7.5 m)
Draught9 ft (2.7 m)
Depth11 ft (3.4 m)
Sail planBrig
Complement52
Armament2 × 6-pdr cannon; 8 × 18-pdr carronades

HMS Falcon was a 10-gun Cherokee-class brig-sloop built for the Royal Navy during the 1810s. She was sold in 1838.