Crocus-class brig-sloop
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Crocus-class brig-sloop |
| Operators |  Royal Navy |
| In service | 1808 - 1825 |
| Completed | 10 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Brig-sloop |
| Tons burthen | 251 41/94 bm |
| Length | list error: <br /> list (help) 92 ft (28 m) (gundeck) 72 ft 8 in (22.15 m) (keel) |
| Beam | 25 ft 6 in (7.77 m) |
| Depth of hold | 12 ft 8 in (3.86 m) |
| Sail plan | Brig rigged |
| Complement | 86 |
| Armament | list error: <br /> list (help) 14 guns
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The Crocus class brig-sloops were a class of sloop-of-war built for the Royal Navy, and were the only Royal Navy brig-sloops ever designed rated for 14 guns. The class was designed by the Surveyors of the Navy (Sir William Rule and Sir John Henslow) jointly, and approved on 28 March 1807. Unlike the vast majority of other British brig-sloops built for the Royal Navy in this wartime period, which were built by contractors, construction of the Crocus class was confined to the Admiralty's own dockyards. One vessel was ordered from each of the Royal Dockyards (except Sheerness) on 30 March; four more were ordered in 1808 and a final unit in 1810
Vessels
In the following table, the Crocus-class brig-sloops are listed in the order in which they were ordered.
| Name | Built at | Launched |
|---|---|---|
| Podargus | Portsmouth Dockyard | 26 May 1808 |
| Crocus | Plymouth Dockyard | 10 June 1808 |
| Merope | Chatham Dockyard | 25 June 1808 |
| Apelles | Woolwich Dockyard | 10 August 1808 |
| Portia | Deptford Dockyard | 30 August 1810 |
| Prospero | Woolwich Dockyard | 9 November 1809 |
| Muros | Chatham Dockyard | 23 October 1809 |
| Zephyr | Portsmouth Dockyard | 29 April 1809 |
| Banterer | Woolwich Dockyard | 2 June 1810 |
| Wolf | Woolwich Dockyard | 16 September 1814 |
References
- British Warships in the Age of Sail, Rif Winfield, Seaforth Publishing, 2007. ISBN 978-1-84415-717-4