HMS Lion (1794)

HMS Lion was a Dutch hoy that the Admiralty purchased in 1794. She was commissioned into the Royal Navy in March 1794 under Lieutenant Stephen Donovan. She and several of her sister ships (Eagle, Repulse, Tiger, and Scorpion), formed part of a short-lived squadron under Philippe d'Auvergne at Jersey. The navy sold her at Jersey on 20 November 1795.[1]

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

History
Great Britain
Name:	HMS Lion
Acquired:	3 February 1794 (by purchase)
Fate:	Sold 1795
General characteristics [1]
Type:	Hoy
Tonnage:	74 (bm)
Length:	Overall: 67 ft 0 in (20.4 m) Keel: 60 ft 9 in (18.5 m)
Beam:	15 ft 1 ^1⁄4 in (4.6 m)
Depth of hold:	6 ft 7 in (2.0 m)
Propulsion:	Sails
Sail plan:	sloop
Complement:	30
Armament:	1 x 24-pounder gun + 3 x 32-pounder carronades

Citations and references

Citations

1. Winfield (2008), pp. 324-5.

References

• Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 1-86176-246-1.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)