HMS Pickle

Wrecked

Type	Schooner
Guns	6
War	Napoleonic Wars

Schooner that carried the news of Trafalgar and Nelson's death to England, reaching Falmouth on 4 November.

A replica of HMS Pickle, a Bermuda sloop (built as the merchantman Sting), which carried the news of British victory back to Britain from the Battle of Trafalgar. The ship is of a type traditional to Bermuda, and many were commissioned from Bermudian builders or bought-up from trade by the Royal Nav Photo: User:Ballista, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

8 × 12-pounder carronades

Launched	1799
Length	73 ft (22.3 m) (gundeck) 56 ft 3+3⁄4 in (17.2 m)
Complement	about 40

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

1799

Battle of Trafalgar

Survived

21 October 1805

Carried the news home

Fate

Wrecked

Wrecked 27 July 1808