HMS Barracouta (1820)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Barracouta |
| Ordered | 1817 |
| Builder | Woolwich Dockyard |
| Laid down | 1818 |
| Launched | 1820 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Cherokee-class brig-sloop |
| Tons burthen | 23510⁄94 bm |
| Length | 90 ft (27.4 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 24 ft 8 in (7.5 m) |
| Draught | 9 ft 6 in (2.9 m) |
| Depth of hold | 11 ft (3.4 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Brig rig |
| Complement | 52 |
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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.