HMS Forward (1805)

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

Configuration of typical brig
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Forward
OrderedJune 1804
BuilderJoseph Todd, Berwick
Laid downJuly 1804
Launched4 January 1805
CommissionedNovember 1804
FateSold 14 December 1815
General characteristics
Class & typeArcher-class gun-brig
Tons burthen17830⁄94 bm
Length
  • 80 ft 0 in (24.38 m) (gundeck)
  • 65 ft 10+1⁄4 in (20.072 m) (gundeck)
Beam22 ft 6+3⁄4 in (6.877 m)
Depth of hold9 ft 5 in (2.87 m)
Sail planBrig
Complement50
Armament10 × 18-pounder carronades + 2 × chase guns

HMS Forward was a 12-gun gun-brig of the Archer class of the British Royal Navy.

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