HMS Peacock (1806)

Peacock
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Peacock
Ordered	27 January 1806
Builder	Jabez Bayley, Ipswich
Laid down	April 1806
Launched	9 December 1806
Fate	Sunk by USS Hornet, 1813
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	Cruizer-class brig-sloop
Tons burthen	383 64⁄94 (bm)
Length	100 ft 3 in (30.6 m) (overall) 77 ft 5+7⁄8 in (23.6 m) (keel)
Beam	30 ft 7 in (9.3 m)
Depth of hold	12 ft 9 in (3.9 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Brig
Complement	121[a]
Armament	16 × 32-pounder carronades[b] 2 × 6-pounder bow guns[c]

HMS Peacock was a Cruizer-class brig-sloop of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1806 and had a relatively uneventful career until she had the misfortune to encounter USS Hornet in February 1813. Hornet captured Peacock, which then sank.

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