Fly-class brig-sloop
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Fly-class brig-sloop |
| Operators |  Royal Navy |
| In service | 1805 - 1816 |
| Completed | 7 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Brig-sloop |
| Tons burthen | 281 85⁄94 (bm) |
| Length | list error: <br /> list (help) 96 ft 0 in (29.3 m) (gundeck) 79 ft 5 in (24.2 m) (keel) |
| Beam | 25 ft 1 in (7.6 m) |
| Depth of hold | 11 ft 6 in (3.5 m) |
| Sail plan | Brig-rigged |
| Complement | 94 |
| Armament | list error: <br /> list (help) 2 × 6-pounder chase guns 14 × 24-pounder carronades[Note 1] |
The Fly class were built as a 16-gun class of brig-sloops for the Royal Navy, although an extra two carronades were added soon after completion. The class was designed by one of the Surveyors of the Navy - Sir John Henslow - and approved in 1805. Five vessels to this design were ordered in January 1805; two more were ordered in the summer, although this final pair were planked with hulls of pitch pine ("fir") rather than the normal oak used in the first five.
Vessels
In the following table, the Fly class brig-sloops are listed in the order in which they were instructed to be built (i.e. order dates).
| Name | Launched | Fate |
|---|---|---|
| Kite | 13 July 1805 | Sold for breaking 14 December 1815[1] |
| Sparrow | 29 July 1805 | Sold for breaking 17 October 1816[1] |
| Fly | 24 October 1805 | |
| Raven | 12 August 1805 | Sold for breaking 18 September 1816[1] |
| Wizard | November 1805 | Sold for breaking 17 October 1816[1] |
| Goshawk | 17 July 1806 | |
| Challenger | 30 July 1806 |
Notes
- ^ A further two 24-pounder carronades were added later
References
- British Warships in the Age of Sail, Rif Winfield, Seaforth Publishing, 2007. ISBN 978-1-84415-717-4
- Winfield, R.; Lyon, D. (2004). The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-032-6. OCLC 52620555.