HMS Pigmy (1810)
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| Name: | HMS Pigmy |
| Ordered: | 2 October 1809 |
| Builder: | John King, Upnor |
| Laid down: | November 1809 |
| Launched: | 24 February 1810 |
| Commissioned: | 25 June 1810 |
| Fate: | Sold at Plymouth on 21 May 1823 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Pigmy-class 10-gun schooner |
| Tons burthen: | 196 73⁄94 (bm) |
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| Beam: | 22 ft 11 in (7.0 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 10 ft 1 in (3.1 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Complement: | 60 |
| Armament: | 10 × 12-pounder carronades |
HMS Pigmy was a Pigmy-class 10-gun schooner of the Royal Navy. She was launched in February 1810. She served in the North Sea and was sold in 1823.
Pigmy was commissioned in April 1810 under Lieutenant Edward Moore. In 1811, she was converted from a cutter to a schooner. During 1812, she was commanded by Lieutenant William Hutchinson and served in the Downs. In the following year, she served in the Baltic.
In 1814 she came under the command of Lieutenant Richard Crossman and served in North America. She participated in the Battle of Lake Borgne. After the Battle of Lake Borgne, Nymphe with Thistle, Aetna, Meteor, Herald and Pigmy, went up the Mississippi River to create a diversion. These latter five ships were to take part in the Siege of Fort St. Philip (1815).
She was reconverted to a cutter in 1817. She was sold at Plymouth on 21 May 1823.
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