HMS Kangaroo (1805)
Kangaroo | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Kangaroo |
| Builder | Joseph Brindley, Lynn |
| Laid down | August 1803 |
| Launched | 19 September 1805 |
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Countess of Morley |
| Namesake | Frances Talbot, Countess of Morley |
| Acquired | 1815 by purchase |
| Fate | Possibly condemned c.1827; last listed 1833 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Sloop |
| Tons burthen | 36940⁄94, or 381 bm |
| Length |
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| Beam | 28 ft 2 in (8.6 m) |
| Depth of hold | 13 ft 9.5 in (4.20 m) |
| Complement | 121 |
| Armament |
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HMS Kangaroo was an 18-gun sloop of the Royal Navy launched in 1805. The Navy sold her in 1815 and she became the whaler Countess of Morley. After three whaling voyages she became a merchantman. She may have been condemned c.1827; she was last listed in 1833.