HMS Jackal (1801)

History
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Jackall
Ordered7 January 1801
BuilderPerry, Wells and Green, Blackwall
Laid downJanuary 1801
Launched1 April 1801
FateWrecked 29 May 1807
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeBloodhound-class gun-brig
Tons burthen1856094 (bm)
Length
  • 80 ft 0 in (24.4 m) (overall)
  • 65 ft 6 in (20.0 m) (keel)
Beam238 ft 1 in (72.6 m)
Depth of hold8 ft 6 in (2.6 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planBrig
Complement50
Armament10 × 18-pounder carronades + 2 × 18 or 32-pounder carronades as bow chasers

HMS Jackal (or Jackall) was a Bloodhound-class brig of the Royal Navy, launched in 1801. She captured a number of small prizes in the Channel, including one armed sloop, before she was lost in 1807.

  1. ^ Winfield (2008), p. 335.