HMS Frolic (1820)

History
United Kingdom
NameFrolic
Ordered13 June 1817
BuilderPembroke Dockyard
Laid downAugust 1818
Launched10 June 1820
Completed3 August 1820
FateSold, 16 August 1838
General characteristics
Class and typeCherokee-class brig-sloop
Tons burthen236+7894 bm
Length
  • Overall: 90 ft 2 in (27.5 m)
  • Keel: 73 ft 9 in (22.5 m)
Beam24 ft 9 in (7.5 m)
Draught9 ft 4 in (2.8 m)
Depth11 ft (3.4 m)
Sail planBrig
Complement52
Armament2 × 6-pounder chase guns + 8 × 18-pounder carronades

HMS Frolic was a 10-gun Cherokee-class brig-sloop built for the Royal Navy during the 1810s. She was sold in 1838.

Description

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Frolic had a length at the gundeck of 90 feet 2 inches (27.5 m) and 73 feet 9 inches (22.5 m) at the keel. She had a beam of 24 feet 9 inches (7.5 m), a draught of about 9 feet 4 inches (2.8 m) and a depth of hold of 11 feet (3.4 m). The ship's tonnage was 236 76/94 tons burthen.[1] The Cherokee class was armed with two 6-pounder cannon and eight 18-pounder carronades. The ships had a crew of 52 officers and ratings.[2]

Construction and career

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Frolic, the second ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy,[3] was ordered on 13 June 1817, laid down in August 1818 at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 10 June 1820.[2] She was completed on 3 August 1820 at Plymouth Dockyard.[1]

She became a Post Office Packet Service packet, sailing out of Falmouth, Cornwall.

Citations

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  1. ^ a b Winfield, p. 1055
  2. ^ a b Winfield & Lyon, p. 121
  3. ^ Colledge, p. 134

References

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  • Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
  • Phillips, Lawrie; Lieutenant Commander (2014). Pembroke Dockyard and the Old Navy: A Bicentennial History. Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7509-5214-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Winfield, Rif (2014). British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1817-1863 (epub). Barnsley, UK: Seaforth. ISBN 978-1-47383-743-0.
  • Winfield, R.; Lyon, D. (2004). The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-032-6. OCLC 52620555.