| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name | HMS Pigeon |
| Ordered | 11 December 1805 |
| Launched | 1801 |
| Acquired | ex-mercantile Fanny purchased 28 May 1805 |
| Commissioned | May 1805 |
| Fate | Wrecked 30 November 1805 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | Despatch cutter |
| Type | Schooner |
| Tons burthen | 75 bm |
| Length | 57 ft 7 in (17.55 m) |
| Beam | 17 ft 6 in (5.33 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Complement | 17 |
| Armament | 4 × 12-pounder carronades |
HMS Pigeon was the mercantile Fanny which the Admiralty purchased on 28 May 1805 for use as a despatch cutter.[1] She was wrecked, though without loss of life, in November.
- ^ a b Winfield (2008), p. 370.