HMS Investigator (1811)
| History | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Name: | HMS Investigator |
| Builder: | Deptford Dockyard |
| Acquired: | 23 April 1811 |
| Reclassified: | Police ship in March 1837 |
| Fate: | Broken up in October 1857 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | survey brig |
| Tons burthen: | 121 tons |
| Length: | 76 ft (23 m) |
| Beam: | 19 ft (5.8 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | brig |
| Armament: | 16 guns |
HMS Investigator was a 16-gun survey brig of the Royal Navy.
She was built at Deptford Dockyard and launched on 23 April 1811. She was converted to a police ship in March 1837.[1] She was moored in the River Thames at Somerset House, London. On 19 April 1842, she sprang a leak and sank. The seven police officers on board were rescued.[2] She was subsequently broken up in October 1857.[1]
References
- 1 2 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. OCLC 67375475.
- ↑ "Sinking of the Thames Police Ship". The Standard (5548). London. 20 April 1842.
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