HMS Meteor (1823)

HMS Meteor was a Hecla-class bomb vessel built for the Royal Navy during the 1820s. In July 1832 she was renamed Beacon and reclassified as a survey ship, and was sold in 1846.

Description
Meteor had a length at the gundeck of 106 ft and 87 ft at the keel. She had a beam of 28 ft, a draught of about 10 ft and a depth of hold of 13 ft. The ship's tonnage was 378 tons burthen. The Hecla class was armed with two 6-pounder cannon, eight or ten 24-pounder carronades and two mortars, one 10 in and the other 13 in in size. The ships had a crew of 67 officers and ratings.

Construction and career
Meteor, the third ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy, was ordered on 18 May 1819, laid down in May 1820 at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 25 June 1823. She was completed for sea on 17 June 1824 at Plymouth Dockyard.