HMS Investigator (1823)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Investigator
Acquired	1823
Fate	Unknown
General characteristics
Class & type	survey sloop
Tons burthen	450 tons
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	sloop

HMS Investigator was a survey sloop of the Royal Navy. She was purchased in 1823 for service in Indian waters.

On 1 November 1825 the eight-man crew of Investigator′s tender, the cutter Star, abandoned Star in the North Sea; the British merchant ship Amity rescued them.^[1] On 8 November 1825, Investigator herself was "wrecked" in the North Sea, but she survived and reached Harwich, Essex, England, on 11 November 1825.^[2]

Investigator′s fate is unknown.

• 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.