Fly class brig-sloop
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Fly-class brig-sloop |
| Operators: |
 Royal Navy
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| In service: | 1805 - 1816 |
| Completed: | 7 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Brig-sloop |
| Tons burthen: | 281 85⁄94 (bm) |
| Length: |
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| Beam: | 25 ft 1 in (7.6 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 11 ft 6 in (3.5 m) |
| Sail plan: | Brig-rigged |
| Complement: | 94 |
| Armament: |
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The Fly class were built for the Royal Navy as a class of 16-gun brig-sloops; an extra two carronades were added soon after completion. The class was designed by one of the Surveyors of the Navy - Sir John Henslow - and approved in 1805. The Admiralty ordered five vessels to this design in January 1805; it ordered two more in the summer, although this final pair were planked with hulls of pitch pine ("fir") rather than the normal oak used in the first five.
In the following table, the Fly class brig-sloops are listed in the order in which they were instructed to be built (i.e. order dates).
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