HMS Snipe (1828)

HMS Snipe was a 6-gun built for the Royal Navy during the 1820s. She was broken up in 1860.

Description
Snipe had a length at the gundeck of 63 ft and 46 ft at the keel. She had a beam of 22 ft, a draught of about 10 ft and a depth of hold of 9 ft. The ship's tonnage was 122 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
Snipe, the second ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy, was ordered in 1822, laid down in October 1827 at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 28 June 1828. She was completed on 6 September 1828 at Plymouth Dockyard.