HMS Ringdove (1806)

Ringdove
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Ringdove
Ordered	27 January 1806
Builder	Warren, Brightlingsea
Laid down	April 1806
Launched	16 October 1806
Honours and awards	Naval General Service Medal with clasps "Martinique"[1] "Anse la Barque 18 Decr. 1809"[2] "Guadaloupe"[2]
Fate	Sold on 11 June 1829
General characteristics [3]
Class and type	Cruizer-class brig-sloop
Tons burthen	384 85⁄94 (bm)
Length	100 ft 1+1⁄2 in (30.5 m) (overall) 77 ft 3+1⁄2 in (23.6 m) (keel)
Beam	30 ft 6 in (9.3 m)
Depth of hold	12 ft 9 in (3.9 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Brig-sloop
Complement	121
Armament	16 × 32-pounder carronades 2 × 6-pounder chase guns

HMS Ringdove (or Ring Dove) was a Royal Navy 18-gun Cruizer-class brig-sloop that Matthew Warren built at Brightlingsea and launched in 1806. She took some prizes and participated in three actions or campaigns that qualified her crew for clasps to the Naval General Service Medal. The Admiralty sold her in 1829 to Samuel Cunard, who would go on to found the Cunard Line.