HMS Centinel (1804)

History
Great Britain
Name	Friendship
Launched	1800, Yarmouth
Fate	Sold 1804
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Centinel, or HMS Sentinel
Acquired	June 1804, by purchase
Fate	Wrecked 10 October 1812
General characteristics
Tons burthen	Friendship: 193 (bm); Centinel:194 (bm);
Length	Overall: 80 ft 10 in (24.6 m); Keel: 63 ft 4 in (19.3 m);
Beam	24 ft 0 in (7.3 m)
Depth of hold	14 ft 5+1⁄2 in (4.4 m)
Sail plan	Brig
Complement	45 (Royal Navy)
Armament	Centinel: 4 × 3-pounder guns; Centinel: 2 × 9-pounder guns + 10 × 18-pounder guns;

HMS Centinel, or HMS Sentinel, was launched as the mercantile Friendship in 1800. The Royal Navy purchased her in 1804. She then served in the North Sea until she wrecked in October 1812.

History

Great Britain
Name	Friendship
Launched	1800, Yarmouth
Fate	Sold 1804
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Centinel, or HMS Sentinel
Acquired	June 1804, by purchase
Fate	Wrecked 10 October 1812
General characteristics
Tons burthen	Friendship: 193 (bm) Centinel:194 (bm)
Length	Overall: 80 ft 10 in (24.6 m) Keel: 63 ft 4 in (19.3 m)
Beam	24 ft 0 in (7.3 m)
Depth of hold	14 ft 5+1⁄2 in (4.4 m)
Sail plan	Brig
Complement	45 (Royal Navy)
Armament	Centinel: 4 × 3-pounder guns Centinel: 2 × 9-pounder guns + 10 × 18-pounder guns