HMS Avon (1805)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Avon.
HMS Avon was a Royal Navy Cruizer-class brig-sloop built at Falmouth and launched in 1805. In the War of 1812 she fought a desperate action with USS Wasp that resulted in Avon sinking on 27 August 1814.
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USS Wasp rakes HMS Avon, 27 August 1814, by Abel Bowen, from The Naval Monument (1838) | |
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Name | HMS Avon |
Ordered | 9 December 1803 |
Builder | Symons of Falmouth |
Launched | 31 January 1805[1] |
Fate | Captured, abandoned and sunk 27 August 1814 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Cruizer-class brig-sloop |
Tons burthen | 38241⁄94 bm |
Length |
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Beam | 30 ft 6 in (9.3 m) |
Depth of hold | 12 ft 9 in (3.9 m) |
Sail plan | Brig rigged |
Complement | 121 |
Armament | 16 × 32-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder bow guns |
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