![]() Otter
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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] |
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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.