HMS Forester (1832)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Forester
Ordered	26 May 1826
Builder	Chatham Dockyard
Laid down	September 1930
Launched	28 August 1832
Fate	Sold in 1843
General characteristics
Type	Brig-sloop
Tons burthen	237 bm in Cherokee
Length	90 ft 0 in (27.43 m) (gundeck) 73 ft 7.625 in (22.44408 m) (keel)
Beam	24 ft 6 in (7.47 m)
Draught	12 ft 6 in (3.81 m)
Depth of hold	11 ft 0 in (3.35 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Complement	75
Armament	2 × 6-pounder guns (bow) + 8 × 18-pounder carronades

HMS Forester was a Royal Navy 10-gun Cherokee-class brig-sloop ordered on 23 May 1826, laid down in September 1830, and launched on 28 August 1832 at Chatham Dockyard. On 14 February 1833, she ran aground on a reef off St Martin's, Isles of Scilly, with the loss of a crew member. She was later refloated and towed by the paddle sloop-of-war to Plymouth, Devon, England, where she was paid off in ordinary.^[1][2][3][4] She was sold in 1843.

References[]

• 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.