HMS Pigeon (1827)

History
United Kingdom
NamePigeon
Ordered25 March 1823
BuilderPembroke Dockyard
Laid downMay 1825
Launched6 October 1827
Completed23 February 1829
FateSold, 27 July 1847
General characteristics
Class and typeCherokee-class brig-sloop
Tons burthen230 64/94 bm
Length
  • 90 ft (27.4 m) (gundeck)
  • 72 ft 3 in (22.0 m) (keel)
Beam24 ft 8 in (7.5 m)
Draught9 ft (2.7 m)
Depth11 ft (3.4 m)
Sail planBrig
Complement52
Armament2 × 6-pdr cannon; 8 × 18-pdr carronades

HMS Pigeon was a 10-gun Cherokee-class brig-sloop built for the Royal Navy during the 1820s. She was sold in 1847.