HMS Whiting (1805)

HMS Whiting was a Royal Navy Ballahoo-class schooner (a type of vessel often described as a Bermuda sloop) of four 12-pounder carronades and a crew of 20. The prime contractor for the vessel was Goodrich & Co., in Bermuda, and she was launched in 1805. She was a participant at the Battle of Basque Roads. A French privateer captured her at the beginning of the War of 1812, shortly after the Americans had captured and released her in the first naval incident of the war.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Whiting.

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Whiting
Ordered23 June 1803
BuilderGoodrich & Co. (prime contractor), Bermuda
Laid down1803
LaunchedNovember 1805
Honours and
awards		Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Basque Roads 1809"
Captured
  • American privateer Dash 8 July 1812; released
  • By French privateer Diligent 22 August 1812
General characteristics
TypeBallahoo-class schooner
Tons burthen7041⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • 55 ft 2 in (16.8 m) (overall)
  • 40 ft 10+1⁄2 in (12.5 m) (keel)
Beam18 ft 0 in (5.5 m)
Depth of hold9 ft 0 in (2.7 m)
Sail planSchooner
Complement20
Armament4 x 12-pounder carronades
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