HMS Tiger (1794)

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

History
Great Britain
NameHMS Tiger
Acquired3 February 1794 (by purchase)
FateSold 1798
General characteristics [1]
TypeHoy
Tons burthen80 (bm)
Length
  • 67 ft 8 in (20.62 m) (overall)
  • 59 ft 0+7⁄8 in (18.0 m) (keel)
Beam16 ft 0 in (4.88 m)
Depth of hold6 ft 82 in (3.91 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail plansloop
Complement30
Armament1 × 24-pounder gun + 3 × 32-pounder carronades

HMS Tiger was a Dutch hoy that the Admiralty purchased in 1794. She was commissioned into the Royal Navy in April 1794 under Lieutenant Joseph Withers for the Channel Islands.[1] She and several of her sister ships (Lion, Eagle, Repulse, and Scorpion), formed part of a short-lived squadron under Philippe d'Auvergne at Jersey.

She was paid off in December 1795 and sold in 1798.[1]

Citations

  1. ^ a b c Winfield (2008), p. 325.

References

  • Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates (2nd ed.). Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-246-7.


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