HMS Hornet (1794 gunvessel)

HMS Hornet was a former Dutch hoy that the British Admiralty purchased in 1794 for service with the Royal Navy. After the Admiralty purchased Hornet she underwent fitting between March and 18 April at Deptford. Lieutenant Robert Bayley commissioned her in April. She was paid off a year later in April 1795, and sold in July.[1]

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Hornet.

History
UK
Name: HMS Hornet
Acquired: 3 February 1794 by purchase
Fate: Broken up July 1795
General characteristics [1]
Type: Hoy
Tonnage: 60 bm
Length:
  • 63 ft 6 in (19.4 m) (overall)
  • 55 ft 11 1⁄2 in (17.1 m) (keel)
Beam: 14 ft 3 in (4.3 m)
Depth of hold: 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Complement: 30
Armament: 1 x 24-pounder gun + 3 x 32-pounder carronades

Citations and references

Citations

  1. Winfield (2008), p.324.

References

  • Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 1-86176-246-1.
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