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HMS Persian (1809)
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HMS Persian was a Cruizer-class brig-sloop built by Daniel List and launched at Cowes in 1809. She captured two privateers before she wrecked in 1813.
The Wreck of His Majesty's Sloop "Persian", Philip John Ouless, Jersey Heritage Trust
The Wreck of His Majesty's Sloop "Persian", Philip John Ouless, Jersey Heritage Trust
Cruizer-class brig-sloop
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The Cruizer class was an 18-gun class of brig-sloops of the Royal Navy. Brig-sloops were the same as ship-sloops except for their rigging. A ship-sloop was rigged with three masts whereas a brig-sloop was rigged as a brig with only a fore mast and a main mast.
The Cruizer-class brig-sloop HMS Pelorus aground at low water
The Cruizer-class brig-sloop HMS Pelorus aground at low water
Sketch of a brig-sloop, probably HMS Clio, by Cmdr. William Farrington, ca. 1812, Peabody Essex Museum
Sketch of a brig-sloop, probably HMS Clio, by Cmdr. William Farrington, ca. 1812, Peabody Essex Museum
HMS Surinam struck by lightning, 11 December 1806, by Nicholas Matthews Condy, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
HMS Surinam struck by lightning, 11 December 1806, by Nicholas Matthews Condy, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
An earlier USS Wasp boards the Cruizer-class HMS Frolic, 1812
An earlier USS Wasp boards the Cruizer-class HMS Frolic, 1812