HMS Reindeer (1804)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Reindeer.

Woodblock of the action between USS Wasp and HMS Reindeer
History
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Reindeer
Ordered23 May 1804
BuilderS(amuel) & D(aniel) Brent, Rotherhithe
Laid downJune 1804
Launched15 August 1804
CommissionedSeptember 1804
FateCaptured and burnt by USS Wasp on 28 June 1814
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeCruizer-class brig-sloop
Tons burthen385 bm
Length100 ft 0 in (30.48 m)
Beam30 ft 7+1⁄2 in (9.335 m)
Draught5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) forward; 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m)aft
Depth of hold12 ft 10 in (3.91 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail plantwo-masted brig-sloop
Armament
  • Originally: 16 × 32-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder bow-chasers
  • Later: 16 × 24-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder guns + 1 × 12-pounder carronade boat gun

HMS Reindeer (also Rein Deer) was a Royal Navy 18-gun Cruizer-class brig-sloop of the Royal Navy, built by Samuel & Daniel Brent at Rotherhithe and was launched in 1804.[1] She was built of fir,[2] which made for more rapid construction at the expense of durability. Reindeer fought in the Napoleonic Wars before succumbing in 1814 to the guns of USS Wasp during the War of 1812.

  1. ^ a b Winfield (2008), p. 294.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference James was invoked but never defined (see the help page).