HMS Seagull (1805)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Seagull.
HMS Seagull (or Sea Gull) was the name vessel for the Seagull class of brig-sloops of the Royal Navy. She was launched on 1 July 1805 and saw active service under the British flag in Danish waters until 19 June 1808 when Dano-Norwegian forces sank her. The Danes raised her and refitted her for service in the Dano-Norwegian Navy, which she served until the end of the English Wars in 1814. She then was transferred to the Norwegians. She was finally decommissioned in 1817.
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Drawing showing the body plan with stern board outline, sheer lines with midship framing and scroll figurehead, and longitudinal half-breadth for the Seagull | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Seagull or Sea Gull |
Ordered | 12 December 1804 |
Builder | John King, Dover |
Laid down | January 1803 |
Launched | 1 July 1805 |
Captured | 19 June 1808 |
Denmark-Norway | |
Name | The Seagull[1] |
Acquired | 19 June 1808 (by capture) |
Fate | Transferred to Norway 1814 |
Norway | |
Name | Seagull |
Acquired | 1814 (by transfer) |
Decommissioned | 1817 |
General characteristics [2] | |
Type | Seagull-class brig-sloop |
Tons burthen | 284 86⁄94 (bm) |
Length |
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Beam | 26 ft 6 in (8.1 m) |
Depth of hold | 12 ft 0 in (3.7 m) |
Sail plan | Brig |
Complement | 95 |
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