HMS Recruit (1829)
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Recruit |
| Ordered | 25 March 1823 |
| Builder | HM Portsmouth Dockyard |
| Laid down | February 1825 |
| Launched | 17 August 1829 |
| Fate | Foundered with loss of all hands in 1832 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Cherokee-class brig-sloop |
| Tons burthen | 23437⁄94 bm |
| Length | 90 ft 1 in (27.5 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 24 ft 9 in (7.5 m) |
| Draught | 9 ft 6 in (2.9 m) |
| Depth of hold | 11 ft (3.4 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Brig rig |
| Complement | 52 |
| Armament |
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HMS Recruit was a 10-gun Cherokee-class brig-sloop built for the Royal Navy during the 1820s. Completed in 1831, she was lost with all hands in the North Atlantic the following year.
The Cherokee-class brig-sloops were designed by Henry Peake, they were nicknamed 'coffin brigs' for the large number that either wrecked or foundered in service, but modern analysis has not revealed any obvious design faults. They were probably sailed beyond their capabilities by inexperienced captains tasked to perform arduous and risky duties.[1] Whatever their faults, they were nimble; quick to change tack and, with a smaller crew, more economical to run.[2] Recruit displaced 297 long tons (302 t) and measured 90 feet 1 inch (27.5 m) long at the gundeck. She had a beam of 24 feet 9 inches (7.5 m), a depth of hold of 11 feet (3.4 m), a deep draught of 9 feet 10 inches (3.00 m) and a tonnage of 23137⁄94 tons burthen. The ships had a complement of 52 men when fully manned, but only 33 as a packet ship. The armament of the Cherokee class consisted of ten muzzle-loading, smoothbore guns: eight 18 lb (8.2 kg) carronades and two 6 lb (2.7 kg) guns positioned in the bow for use as chase guns.[3]
