HMS Saint Christopher (1806)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Saint Christopher.

History
France
NameMohawk
Launched1805
Captured1806
United Kingdom
NameHMS Saint Christopher
Acquired1806 (by capture)
FateBroken up 1811
General characteristics
TypeSloop
Tons burthen279 (bm)
Armament16 × 18-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder chase guns

HMS Saint Christopher (or St Christopher, or St Christopher's) was the French privateer Mohawk, launched in 1805, that the Royal Navy captured in 1806. The citizens of Saint Kitts (Saint Christopher Island), purchased her and donated her to the Royal Navy. She was broken up at Antigua in 1811.

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