HMS Weazel (1745)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Weazel.
HMS Weazel or Weazle was a 16-gun ship-sloop of the Royal Navy, in active service during the War of the Austrian Succession, the Seven Years' War and the American Revolutionary War. Launched in 1745, she remained in British service until 1779 and captured a total of 11 enemy vessels. She was also present, but not actively engaged, at the Second Battle of Cape Finisterre in 1747.
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Name | HMS Weazel |
Builder | James Taylor & John Randall, Rotherhithe |
Launched | 22 May 1745 at Rotherhithe |
Completed | 24 June 1745 at Deptford Dockyard |
Acquired | 22 April 1745 |
Commissioned | May 1745 |
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Out of service | 1779 |
Honours and awards | Second Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747) |
Captured | 13 January 1779 by French frigate Boudeuse |
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Class and type | 16-gun ship-sloop |
Tons burthen | 307 65⁄94 bm |
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Beam | 27 ft 6.25 in (8.4 m) |
Depth of hold | 12 ft 0 in (3.7 m) |
Sail plan | Ship rig |
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Weazel was captured by the French in 1779, and was later sold into private hands.