List of gun-brigs of the Royal Navy
Archer class (1804 batch)
Most of the early gun-brigs were sold or broken up during the short-lived Peace of Amiens. Consequently, in the first half of 1804, the Admiralty ordered a further batch of forty-seven gun-brigs to the 1800 William Rule design - 25 on 9 January, seven on 22 March and 15 during June - with an additional one ordered from Halifax Dockard, Nova Scotia on 1 October.

List of gun-brigs of the Royal Navy

Section Title: Archer class (1804 batch)
Table Section Text: Most of the early gun-brigs were sold or broken up during the short-lived Peace of Amiens. Consequently, in the first half of 1804, the Admiralty ordered a further batch of forty-seven gun-brigs to the 1800 William Rule design - 25 on 9 January, seven on 22 March and 15 during June - with an additional one ordered from Halifax Dockard, Nova Scotia on 1 October.

Name	Ordered	Builder	Launched	Fate

Bruiser	9 January 1804	Thomas Pitcher, Northfleet	28 April 1804	Sold 24 February 1815

Blazer	9 January 1804	Thomas Pitcher, Northfleet	3 May 1804	Sold 15 December 1814

Cracker	9 January 1804	Thomas Pitcher, Northfleet	30 June 1804	Sold 21 November 1815

Haughty	9 January 1804	John Dudman & Co, Deptford	7 May 1804	Sold 11 January 1816

Wrangler	9 January 1804	John Dudman & Co, Deptford	28 May 1804	Sold 14 December 1815

Manly	9 January 1804	John Dudman & Co, Deptford	7 May 1804	Sold 11 August 1814

Pelter	9 January 1804	John Dudman & Co, Deptford	25 July 1804	Presumed to have foundered March 1809

Plumper (i)	9 January 1804	John Dudman & Co, Deptford	7 September 1804	Captured by the French 16 July 1805

Flamer	9 January 1804	Josiah & Thomas Brindley, Frindsbury	8 May 1804	Sold 16 September 1858

Firm	9 January 1804	Josiah & Thomas Brindley, Frindsbury	2 July 1804	Wrecked 29 June 1811

Furious	9 January 1804	Josiah & Thomas Brindley, Frindsbury	21 July 1804	Sold 9 February 1815

Griper	9 January 1804	Josiah & Thomas Brindley, Frindsbury	24 September 1804	Wrecked 18 February 1807

Contest	9 January 1804	William Courtney, Chester	June 1804	Presumed to have foundered December 1809

Defender	9 January 1804	William Courtney, Chester	28 July 1804	Wrecked 14 December 1809

Steady	9 January 1804	Richards & Davidson, Chester	21 July 1804	Sold 9 February 1815

Biter	9 January 1804	William Wallis, Blackwall	27 July 1804	Wrecked 10 November 1805

Safeguard	9 January 1804	Robert Davy, Topsham, Exeter	4 August 1804	Captured by the Danes 29 June 1811

Swinger	9 January 1804	Robert Davy, Topsham, Exeter	September 1804	Broken up June 1812

Acute	9 January 1804	Robert Adams, Chapel, Southampton	21 July 1804	Broken up 1864?

Attack	9 January 1804	Robert Adams, Chapel, Southampton	9 August 1804	Captured by the Danes 19 August 1812

Piercer	9 January 1804	Obadiah Ayles, Topsham, Exeter	29 July 1804	Transferred to Government of Hanover June 1814

Growler	9 January 1804	Balthazar & Edward Adams, Bucklers Hard	10 August 1804	Sold 31 August 1815

Bouncer	9 January 1804	William Rowe, Newcastle	11 August 1804	Captured by the French February 1805

Staunch	9 January 1804	Benjamin Tanner, Dartmouth	21 August 1804	Presumed foundered June 1811

Pincher	9 January 1804	Joseph Graham, Harwich	28 August 1804	Sold 17 May 1816

Clinker	22 March 1804	Thomas Pitcher, Northfleet	30 June 1804	Presumed foundered December 1806

Tigress	22 March 1804	John Dudman & Co, Deptford	1 June 1804	Captured by the Danes 2 August 1808

Teazer	22 March 1804	John Dudman & Co, Deptford	16 July 1804	Sold 3 August 1815

Sparkler	22 March 1804	Matthew Warren, Brightlingsea	6 August 1804	Wrecked 13 January 1808

Tickler	22 March 1804	Matthew Warren, Brightlingsea	8 August 1804	Captured by the Danes 4 June 1808

Hardy	22 March 1804	R. B. Roxby, Wearmouth	7 August 1804	Sold 6 August 1835

Gallant	22 March 1804	R. B. Roxby, Wearmouth	20 September 1804	Sold 14 December 1815

Attentive	June 1804	Bools & Good, Bridport	18 September 1804	Broken up August 1812

Cheerly	June 1804	Bools & Good, Bridport	October 1804	Sold 9 February 1815

Daring	June 1804	Jabez Bailey, Ipswich	October 1804	Destroyed to prevent capture 27 January 1813

Rapid	June 1804	Robert Davy, Topsham, Exeter	20 October 1804	Destroyed in action 18 May 1808

Urgent	June 1804	John Bass, Lympstone	2 November 1804	Sold 31 July 1816

Fervent	June 1804	Balthazar & Edward Adams, Bucklers Hard	15 December 1804	Broken up 1879

Fearless	June 1804	Joseph Graham, Harwich	18 December 1804	Wrecked 8 December 1812

Forward	June 1804	Joseph Todd, Berwick	4 January 1805	Sold 14 December 1815

Desperate	June 1804	Thomas White, Broadstairs	2 January 1805	Sold 15 December 1814

Earnest	June 1804	Menzies & Goalen, Leith	January 1805	Sold 2 May 1816

Woodlark	June 1804	Menzies & Goalen, Leith	January 1805	Wrecked 13 November 1805

Protector	June 1804	Matthew Warren, Brightlingsea	1 February 1805	Sold 30 August 1833

Sharpshooter	June 1804	Matthew Warren, Brightlingsea	2 February 1805	Sold 17 May 1816

Dexterous	June 1804	Balthazar & Edward Adams, Bucklers Hard	2 February 1805	Sold 17 October 1816

Redbreast	June 1804	John Preston, Great Yarmouth	27 April 1805	Sold 14 June 1850

Plumper (ii)	1 October 1804	Halifax Dockyard, Nova Scotia	29 December 1807	Wrecked 5 December 1812

Sentence(s)

HMS Biter was gun-brig of the Royal Navy.

final_sentence: HMS Biter was gun-brig of the Royal Navy.