HMS Barracouta (1820)

History
United Kingdom
NameBarracouta
Ordered1817
BuilderWoolwich Dockyard
Laid down1818
Launched1820
General characteristics
Class & typeCherokee-class brig-sloop
Tons burthen2351094 bm
Length90 ft (27.4 m) (gundeck)
Beam24 ft 8 in (7.5 m)
Draught9 ft 6 in (2.9 m)
Depth of hold11 ft (3.4 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planBrig rig
Complement52
Armament

HMS Barracouta was a 10-gun Cherokee-class brig-sloop built for the Royal Navy during the 1810s. The ship was commissioned in 1822 as a survey ship. She helped to survey the eastern coastline of Africa during the 1820s. Barracouta was converted into a packet ship in 1828–1829 and was paid off in 1833. She was sold out of the service in 1836.