HMS Cameleon (1795)
Chamelion (alternative spelling- Cameleon) | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Cameleon |
| Ordered | 13 July 1795 |
| Builder | John Randall, Rotherhithe |
| Laid down | July 1795 |
| Launched | 14 October 1795 |
| Commissioned | November 1795 |
| Out of service | Paid off in September 1805. |
| Honours and awards | Naval General Service Medal with clasp: "Egypt" |
| Fate | Broken up 1811 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Diligence-class brig-sloop |
| Type | 18-gun brig-sloop |
| Tons burthen | 318 85⁄94 (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 28 ft 32 in (9.3 m) |
| Depth of hold | 12 ft 1 in (3.7 m) |
| Sail plan | Brig |
| Complement | 121 |
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HMS Cameleon (or Camelion) was a Royal Navy Diligence-class brig-sloop, launched in 1795. She was built of fir (pitch pine), which allowed for rapid construction, but at the expense of durability. She captured some small vessels and a privateer, and served in the Mediterranean before being laid up in 1805, and broken up in 1811.