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| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Otter |
| Namesake | Lutra lutra, the otter |
| Ordered | 27 November 1802 |
| Builder | Peter Atkinson of Hull |
| Laid down | July 1803 |
| Launched | 2 March 1805 |
| Commissioned | 19 May 1805 at Sheerness |
| Honours and awards | Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Otter 18 Sept. 1810"[1] |
| Fate |
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| General characteristics [2] | |
| Class and type | Merlin-class ship sloop |
| Tons burthen | 36532⁄94 (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 28 ft (8.5 m) |
| Depth of hold | 13 ft 9 in (4.19 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 121 |
| Armament | 16 × 32-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder guns |
HMS Otter was a Royal Navy 16-gun Merlin-class sloop, launched in 1805 at Hull. She participated in two notable actions in the Indian Ocean and was sold in 1828.
- ^ "No. 20939". The London Gazette. 26 January 1849. p. 243.
- ^ Winfield (2008), p. 259.