| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Firm |
| Ordered | 9 January 1804 |
| Builder | Josiah & Thomas Brindley, Frindsbury |
| Launched | 2 July 1804 |
| Commissioned | 1805 |
| Honours and awards | Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Firm 24 April 1810"[1] |
| Fate | Wrecked, 29 June 1811 |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Class and type | Archer-class gun-brig |
| Tons burthen | 18022⁄94 (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 22 ft 7+7⁄8 in (6.9 m) |
| Depth of hold | 9 ft 5+1⁄2 in (2.9 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Brig |
| Complement | 50 |
| Armament | 10 × 18-pounder carronades + 2 x chase guns |
HMS Firm was a 12-gun Archer-class gun-brig of the Royal Navy, launched on 2 July 1804. She served in the Channel, where she engaged in one action that would eventually result in her crew qualifying for the Naval General Service Medal. She grounded in 1811 and her crew had to destroy her before abandoning her.
- ^ "No. 20939". The London Gazette. 26 January 1849. p. 243.
- ^ Winfield (2008), p. 339.