HMS Avon (1805)

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

1896 illustration of Avon (right) engaging USS Wasp by Carlton T. Chapman
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Avon
Ordered9 December 1803
BuilderSymons of Falmouth
Launched31 January 1805
FateCaptured, abandoned and sunk 27 August 1814
General characteristics
Class & typeCruizer-class brig-sloop
Tons burthen38241⁄94 bm
Length
  • 100 ft 0 in (30.5 m) (gundeck)
  • 77 ft 3+1⁄2 in (23.6 m) (keel)
Beam30 ft 6 in (9.3 m)
Depth of hold12 ft 9 in (3.9 m)
Sail planBrig rigged
Complement121
Armament16 × 32-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder bow guns

HMS Avon was an 18-gun Cruizer-class brig-sloop of the Royal Navy built at Falmouth, Cornwall and launched in 1805. In the War of 1812 she fought a desperate action with USS Wasp that resulted in Avon sinking on 27 August 1814.

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