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The '''''Crocus'' class brig-sloops''' were the only 14-guna class of [[Sloopsloop-of-war#Rigging|brig-sloops]] built for the [[Royal Navy]], and were the only Royal Navy brig-sloops ever designed rated for 14 guns. The class was designed by the Surveyors of the Navy ([[Sir William Rule]] and [[Sir John Henslow]]) jointly, and approved on 28 March 1807. Unlike the vast majority of other British brig-sloops built for the Royal Navy in this wartime period, which were built by contractors, construction of the ''Crocus'' class was confined to the Admiralty's own dockyards. One vessel was ordered from each of the Royal Dockyards (except Sheerness) on 30 March; four more were ordered in 1808 and a final unit in 1810

==Vessels==

In the following table, the ''Crocus''-class brig-sloops are listed in the order in which they were instructed to be built (i.e. order dates)ordered.

{| class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align:left"

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! Name

! Built at

! Launched

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| [[HMS Podargus (1808)|''Podargus'']]

| Portsmouth Dockyard

| 26 May 1808

|-

| [[HMS Crocus (1808)|''Crocus'']]

| Plymouth Dockyard

| 10 June 1808

|-

| [[HMS Merope (1808)|''Merope'']]

| Chatham Dockyard

| 25 June 1808

|-

| [[HMS Apelles (1808)|''Apelles'']]

| Woolwich Dockyard

| 10 August 1808

|-

| [[HMS Portia (1810)|''Portia'']]

| Deptford Dockyard

| 30 August 1810

|-

| [[HMS Prospero (1809)|''Prospero'']]

| Woolwich Dockyard

| 9 November 1809

|-

| [[HMS Muros (1809)|''Muros'']]

| Chatham Dockyard

| 23 October 1809

|-

| [[HMS Zephyr (1809)|''Zephyr'']]

| Portsmouth Dockyard

| 29 April 1809

|-

| [[HMS Banterer (1810)|''Banterer'']]

| Woolwich Dockyard

| 2 June 1810

|-

| [[HMS Wolf (1814)|''Wolf'']]

| Woolwich Dockyard

| 16 September 1814

|-

|}

==References==

=== Reference Sources ===

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*''British Warships in the Age of Sail'', Rif Winfield, Seaforth Publishing, 2007. ISBN 978-1-84415-717-4

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