HMS Forester (1806)

	Forester
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Forester
Namesake	Forester
Builder	John King, Dover
Launched	1806
Commissioned	1806
Decommissioned	1817
Honors and; awards	Naval General Service Medal (NGSM) with clasps:; "Martinique"; "Guadaloupe";
Fate	Sold 1819
General characteristics
Class and type	Cruizer-class brig-sloop
Tons burthen	38426⁄94 (bm)
Length	100 ft 0 in (30.5 m) (gundeck);; 77 ft 2+7⁄8 in (23.5 m) (keel);
Beam	30 ft 7 in (9.3 m)
Draught	6 ft 0 in (1.8 m) (unladen);; 10 ft 00 in (3.0 m) (laden);
Depth of hold	12 ft 9 in (3.89 m)
Sail plan	Brig
Complement	121
Armament	16 × 32-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder bow guns

HMS Forester was a Royal Navy 18-gun Cruizer-class brig-sloop built by John King and launched in 1806 at Dover. She had a relatively uneventful career before the Navy sold her in 1819.

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