HMS Lightning (1806)

Plan of the Lightning
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Lightning
Ordered	1 October 1805
Builder	Obadiah Ayles, Topsham
Laid down	January 1806
Launched	14 October 1806
Fate	Sold August 1816
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	Thais class Ship-sloop
Tons burthen	422 (bm)
Length	Overall: 108 ft 9 in (33.15 m) Keel: 90 ft 7 in (27.6 m)
Beam	29 ft 7 in (9.02 m)
Depth of hold	9 ft 0 in (2.74 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Sloop
Complement	121
Armament	Upperdeck: 16 × 24-pounder carronades QD: 6 × 18-pounder carronades Fc: 2 × 9-pounder bow chasers + 2 × 18-pounder carronades

HMS Lightning was launched in 1806 as a Thais-class fireship. Like the other members of her class she was quickly converted to a sloop. She participated in the second Battle of Copenhagen, captured a number of small prizes, and was sold in 1816.