HMS Oberon (1805)

Oberon
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Oberon
Ordered	12 December 1804
Builder	James Shepherd Shipyard, Kingston upon Hull
Laid down	March 1805
Launched	13 August 1805
Commissioned	September 1805
Decommissioned	1814
Fate	Broken up, May 1816
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	16-gun brig-sloop
Tons burthen	282 64⁄94 bm
Length	93 ft 2 in (28.40 m) (overall) 75 ft 11 in (23.14 m) (keel)
Beam	26 ft 5+1⁄2 in (8.065 m)
Depth of hold	11 ft 11+1⁄2 in (3.645 m)
Armament	14 × 24-pounder carronades (2 more added later) 2 × 6-pounder bow chasers

HMS Oberon was a 16-gun brig-sloop of the Seagull class built at Kingston upon Hull and launched in 1805. She was constructed at the James Shepheard Shipyard, Sutton.