HMS Briseis (1808)

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Briseis
BuilderJohn King, Upnor
Launched19 May 1808
CommissionedJune 1808
Honours &
awards
Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Briseis 14 Octr. 1810"
FateWrecked 5 November 1816
General characteristics
Class & typeCherokee-class brig-sloop
Tons burthen23794 bm
Length
  • Overall: 90 ft 3 in (27.5 m)
  • Keel: 73 ft 9+34 in (22.5 m)
Beam24 ft 7+12 in (7.5 m)
Draught11 ft 0 in (3.4 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planBrig
Complement75 men and boys
Armament

HMS Briseis was a 10-gun Cherokee- class brig-sloop of the Royal Navy, launched in 1808 at Upnor, on the River Medway. She participated in one notable single ship action before she wrecked in 1816.