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    Cruizer-class brig-sloop - Wikipedia

    Design

    In December 1796, the Navy Board placed new orders for four flush-decked sloops, to differing designs by the … See more

    Manning

    Prior to 1808, the complement of officers, men, and boys for a Cruizer-class brig-sloop included 15 Royal Marines. After 1808, the vessels carried 20 marines comprising 1 sergeant, 1 corporal and 18 privates (th… See more

    TypeBrig-sloop
    Tons burthen382⁴¹⁄₉₄ (bm)
    Length100 ft (30 m) (overall); · 77 ft 3¹⁄₂ in (23.559 m) (keel)
    Beam30 ft 6 in (9.30 m)
    Service in the War of 1812

    During the Anglo-American War of 1812, several ships of the class fell victim to larger American ship-rigged sloops of war of nominally the same class. The American vessels enjoyed an advantage in weight of broadside and … See more

    Citations

    1. ^ Winfield (2008), pp. 282 & 291.
    2. ^ The Naval War of 1812, p.88
    3. ^ Forester, p.79
    4. ^ The Naval War of 1812, p.90 … See more

    Further reading

    • Petrejus, E W (1970). Modelling the brig-of-war Irene (A handbook for building a Cruizer-class model). De Esch. ASIN B0006C7NRA. [Irene was originally HMS Grasshopper. The Dutch renamed her Irene after t… See more

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