HMS Tiger (1794)

HMS Tiger was a Dutch hoy that the Admiralty purchased in 1794. She was commissioned into the Royal Navy in April 1794 under Lieutenant Joseph Withers for the Channel Islands.[1] She and several of her sister ships (Lion, Eagle, Repulse, and Scorpion), formed part of a short-lived squadron under Philippe d'Auvergne at Jersey.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Tiger.

History
UK
Name: HMS Tiger
Acquired: 3 February 1794 (by purchase)
Fate: Sold 1798
General characteristics [1]
Type: Hoy
Tonnage: 80 (bm)
Length:
  • 67 ft 8 in (20.62 m) (overall)
  • 59 ft 0 7⁄8 in (18.0 m) (keel)
Beam: 16 ft 0 in (4.88 m)
Depth of hold: 6 ft 82 in (3.91 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: sloop
Complement: 30
Armament: 1 x 24-pounder gun + 3 x 32-pounder carronades

She was paid off in December 1795 and sold in 1798.[1]

Citations and references

Citations

  1. Winfield (2008), pp.324-5.

References

  • Winfield, Rif (2007). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 1861762461.


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