HMS Surinam (1805)
HMS Surinam struck by lightning, 11 December 1806, by Nicholas Matthews Condy, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Surinam |
| Ordered | 7 November 1803 |
| Builder | Ayles of Topsham |
| Laid down | Feb 1804 |
| Launched | January 1805 |
| Honours & awards |
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| Fate | Sold for breaking on 20 July 1825 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cruizer-class brig-sloop |
| Tons burthen | 384 (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 30 ft 6+1⁄2 in (9.3 m) |
| Depth of hold | 12 ft 9 in (3.9 m) |
| Sail plan | Brig rigged |
| Complement | 121 |
| Armament | 16 × 32-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder bow chasers |
HMS Surinam was a Cruizer-class brig-sloop built by Obadiah Ayles at Topsham, Exeter and launched in 1805. She captured one privateer during her twenty-year career and took part in two campaigns before she was broken up in 1825.