HMS Turbulent (1805)

HMS Turbulent captured by a Danish gunboat during the Gunboat War on 9 June 1808
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Turbulent
Ordered	20 November 1804
Builder	Tanner, Dartmouth, Devon
Laid down	February 1805
Launched	17 July 1805
Fate	Captured, 9 June 1808
Denmark & Norway
Name	HDMS The Turbulent
Captured	9 June 1808
Fate	Sold 1814
General characteristics [1]
Tons burthen	18124⁄94 (bm)
Length	Overall::84 ft 2+1⁄2 in (25.7 m) Keel:69 ft 10+1⁄2 in (21.3 m)
Beam	22 ft 1 in (6.7 m)
Draft	Unladen:6 ft 9 in (2.1 m) Laden:8 ft 0 in (2.4 m)
Depth of hold	11 ft 0 in (3.4 m)
Complement	British service: 50 Danish service: 83
Armament	British service: 10 × 18-pounder carronades + 2 × 12-pounder guns (bow and stern) Danish service: 10 × 18-pounder cannons + 2 × 9-pounder cannons + 2 × 8-pounder cannons

HMS Turbulent was a Confounder-class 12-gun gun-brig in the Royal Navy. She was the first ship to bear this name. Built at Dartmouth, Devon by Tanner, she was launched on 17 July 1805. The Danes captured her in 1808. She was sold in 1814.