| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Sprightly |
| Ordered | 1817 |
| Builder | Pembroke Dockyard |
| Laid down | October 1817 |
| Launched | 3 June 1818 |
| Completed | 18 January 1820 |
| Fate | Wrecked, 27 December 1820 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Nightingale-class cutter |
| Tons burthen | 140 bm |
| Length | |
| Beam | 22 ft 5 in (6.8 m) |
| Draught | 10 ft 5 in (3.2 m) |
| Depth | 9 ft 6 in (2.9 m) |
| Sail plan | Fore-and-aft rig |
| Complement | 34 |
| Armament | 2 × 6-pdr cannon; 4 × 6-pdr carronades |
HMS Sprightly was a 6-gun Nightingale-class cutter built for the Royal Navy during the 1810s. She was wrecked off the Isle of Portland in 1821.
Description
Sprightly had a length at the gundeck of 67 feet (20.4 m) and 52 feet 7 inches (16.0 m) at the keel. She had a beam of 22 feet 5 inches (6.8 m), a draught of about 10 feet 5 inches (3.2 m) and a depth of hold of 9 feet 6 inches (2.9 m). The ship's tonnage was 140 tons burthen. The Nightingale class was armed with two 6-pounder cannon and four 6-pounder carronades. The ships had a crew of 34 officers and ratings.
Construction and career
Sprightly, the fourth ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy, was ordered in 1817, laid down in October 1817 at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 3 June 1818. She was transferred to the Revenue Service in 1819 and completed on 18 January 1820 at Plymouth Dockyard. She was driven ashore and wrecked at Portland, Dorset on 27 December 1820. Her crew were rescued by HMRC Greyhound and HMRC Scourge.
Notes
- Winfield, p. 1181
- ^ Winfield & Lyon, p. 133
- ^ Colledge, p. 330
- Phillips, p. 57
- "(untitled)". The Times. No. 11139. London. 9 January 1821. col E, p. 3.
References
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) . 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.
- Phillips, Lawrie; Lieutenant Commander (2014). Pembroke Dockyard and the Old Navy: A Bicentennial History. Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7509-5214-9.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Winfield, Rif (2014). British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1817-1863. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth. ISBN 978-1848321694.
- Winfield, R.; Lyon, D. (2004). The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-032-6. OCLC 52620555.