Crocus class brig-sloop
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Crocus-class brig-sloop |
| Operators: |  Royal Navy |
| In service: | 1808 - 1825 |
| Completed: | 10 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | brig-sloop |
| Tons burthen: | 251.4 bm |
| Length: | 92.0 ft (28.0 m) |
| Beam: | 25.5 ft (7.8 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Complement: | 86 |
| Armament: |
14 guns: 2 x 6pdr bow cannon |
The Crocus class were the only 14-gun class of brig-sloops built for the Royal Navy. The class was designed by the Surveyors of the Navy (Sir William Rule and Sir John Henslow) jointly, and approved on 28 March 1807. Unlike the vast majority of other British brig-sloops built for the Royal Navy in this wartime period, which were built by contractors, construction of the Crocus class was confined to the Admiralty's own dockyards. One vessel was ordered from each of the Royal Dockyards (except Sheerness) on 30 March; four more were ordered in 1808 and a final unit in 1810
Vessels
In the following table, the Crocus-class brig-sloops are listed in the order in which they were instructed to be built (i.e. order dates).
| Name | Launched |
|---|---|
| Podargus | 26 May 1808 |
| Crocus | 10 June 1808 |
| Merope | 25 June 1808 |
| Apelles | 10 August 1808 |
| Portia | 30 August 1810 |
| Prospero | 9 November 1809 |
| Muros | 23 October 1809 |
| Zephyr | 29 April 1809 |
| Banterer | 2 June 1810 |
| Wolf | 16 September 1814 |
Reference Sources
- British Warships in the Age of Sail, Rif Winfield, Seaforth Publishing, 2007. ISBN 978-1-84415-717-4
