HMS Nightingale (1805)
Nightingale | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Nightingale |
| Ordered | 12 December 1804 |
| Builder | John King, Dover |
| Laid down | April 1805 |
| Launched | 29 July 1805 |
| Fate | Sold 1815 |
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Nightingale |
| Acquired | 1815 |
| Fate | Last listed 1829 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | 16-gun brig-sloop |
| Tons burthen | 28426⁄94, or 293, or 296 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 | Sloop |
| Complement | 95 |
| Armament | 14 × 24-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder bow guns |
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HMS Nightingale was a 16-gun brig-sloop of the Seagull class of the British Royal Navy, launched in July 1805. She served during the Napoleonic Wars, primarily in the North Sea, where she captured a number of merchant vessels. The Navy sold her in 1815. She then became a merchantman, trading across the Atlantic, particularly between Liverpool and South America. She was last listed in 1829.