HMS Tigress (1797)

History
Great Britain
NameGB No. 45
OrderedMarch 1797
BuilderThomas Pitcher, Northfleet
Laid downMarch 1797
Launched11 September 1797
RenamedHMS Tigress
FateSold January 1802
General characteristics
Class & typeCourser-class gun-brig
Tons burthen1685294 (bm)
Length
  • Overall: 76 ft 0 in (23.16 m)
  • Keel: 62 ft 2+58 in (18.964 m)
Beam22 ft 6 in (6.86 m)
Depth of hold8 ft 3 in (2.51 m)
Sail planBrig
Complement50
Armament10 × 18-pounder carronades + 2 chase guns

HMS Tigress was a Courser-class gun-brig built for the British Royal Navy at King's Lynn, and laid down in 1797 as GB No. 45; she was renamed Tigress on 7 August the same year. She was sold on 20 January 1802.