History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | Gleaner |
Launched | 1802 |
Fate | Sold to Royal Navy, 1809 |
United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Gleaner |
Acquired | 1809 by purchase |
Fate | Wrecked April 1814 |
General characteristics | |
Tons burthen | 15379⁄94,[1] or 154[2] (bm)[1] |
Sail plan | Ketch |
Complement | 30[2] |
Armament |
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Gleaner, later HMS Gleaner, was a ketch launched in 1802. She initially served as a light vessel and survey vessel. She served the Royal Navy as the "hired ketch Gleaner" from 12 July 1808 until the Navy purchased her in 1809. As a Royal Navy vessel, she served in the Mediterranean Sea, on the North American station, and off the north coast of Spain, participating in the capture of several vessels. She was wrecked off the north coast of Spain in 1814.