The
Andromeda sub-class was a slightly enlarged and improved version of the
Druid sub-class, with a more powerful armament.
Stag had a length at the
gundeck of and at the
keel. She had a
beam of , a
draught of and a depth of
hold of . The ship's
tonnage was 1167 tons
burthen. The
Andromeda sub-class was armed with twenty-six 18-pounder cannon on her
gundeck, ten 32-pounder
carronades and a pair of
68-pounder guns on her
quarterdeck and four more 32-pounder carronades in the
forecastle. The ships had a crew of 315 officers and
ratings. ==Construction and career==