HMS Cormorant (1794)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Cormorant.
HMS Cormorant was a 16-gun ship sloop of the Cormorant class in the Royal Navy, launched in 1794 at Rotherhithe. She captured four French privateers before an accidental fire destroyed her in 1796.
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Drawing showing the framing profile for building the Cormorant | |
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Name | HMS Cormorant |
Ordered | 18 February 1793 |
Builder | Randall and Brent, Rotherhithe |
Laid down | April 1793 |
Launched | 2 January 1794 |
Completed | 10 March 1794 at Deptford Dockyard |
Commissioned | January 1794 |
Out of service | Lost 24 December 1796 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | 16-gun Cormorant-class ship sloop |
Tons burthen | 426 71⁄94 (bm) |
Length |
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Beam | 29 ft 8+1⁄2 in (9.1 m) |
Depth of hold | 9 ft (2.7 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Sloop |
Complement | 121 |
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