HMS Blazer (1797)

History
Great Britain
NameGB No.12
Ordered7 February 1797
BuilderJohn Dudman & Co., Deptford
Laid downFebruary 1797
Launched14 April 1797
CommissionedJuly 1797
RenamedHMS Blazer
FateSold 1803
General characteristics
Class & typeAcute-class gunbrig
Tons burthen161394 (bm)
Length
  • Overall: 75 ft 1 in (22.9 m)
  • Keel: 61 ft 7+38 in (18.8 m)
Beam22 ft 2 in (6.8 m)
Depth of hold8 ft 0 in (2.4 m)
Complement50
Armament12 × 18-pounder carronades + 2 × 24-pounder bow chasers

HMS Blazer was an Acute-class gunbrig (ex-GB No.12), of the British Royal Navy, launched in 1797. In 1801 she grounded on the coast of Sweden and the Swedes took possession; they restored her to Britain in May. She was sold in 1803.