Seagull-class brig-sloop

Drawing showing the body plan with stern board outline, sheer lines with midship framing and scroll figurehead, and longitudinal half-breadth for the Seagull-class ships
Class overview
Name	Seagull-class brig-sloop
Operators	Royal Navy
In service	1805–1819
Completed	13
General characteristics
Type	Brig-sloop
Tons burthen	282 36⁄94 bm
Length	93 ft (28.3 m) (gundeck) 76 ft (23.2 m) (keel)
Beam	26 ft 5 in (8.1 m)
Depth of hold	12 ft (3.7 m)
Sail plan	Brig-rigged
Complement	95
Armament	As built: 2 × 6-pounder guns as chase guns 14 × 24-pounder carronades Later: 2 × 6-pounder guns as bow chasers 16 × 24-pounder carronades

The Seagull class were built as a class of thirteen 16-gun brig-sloops for the Royal Navy, although an extra 2 carronades were added soon after completion. The class was designed by one of the Surveyors of the Navy - Sir William Rule - and approved on 4 January 1805. Five vessels to this design were ordered in December 1804; eight more were ordered in the summer of 1805.