HMS Elk (1804)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Elk.
HMS Elk was a Cruizer-class brig-sloop, built of pine, and launched in 1804. She served on the Jamaica station where she captured a number of privateers. She was broken up in 1812.
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Name | HMS Elk |
Ordered | 22 May 1805 |
Builder | (Mrs) Frances Barnard, Sons & Co., Deptford |
Laid down | June 1804 |
Launched | 22 August 1804 |
Commissioned | September 1804 |
Fate | Broken up in 1812 |
General characteristics [1]> | |
Type | Cruizer-class brig-sloop |
Tons burthen | 382 90⁄94 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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