HMS Investigator (1823)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Investigator
Acquired	1823
Fate	Unknown
General characteristics
Class and 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.

References[]

• 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.

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