HMS Camilla (1776)
1796 painting of Camilla by John Thomas Serres | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Camilla |
| Ordered | 15 April 1773 |
| Builder | Chatham Dockyard |
| Laid down | May 1774 |
| Launched | 20 April 1776 |
| Completed | 9 July 1776 |
| Commissioned | May 1776 |
| Fate | Sold 1831 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Sphinx-class post ship |
| Tons burthen | 432 56⁄94 (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 30 ft 1 in (9.2 m) |
| Depth of hold | 9 ft 8 in (2.9 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 140 (134 from 1794) |
| Armament |
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HMS Camilla was a 20-gun Sphinx-class post ship of the Royal Navy. Camilla was built in Chatham Dockyard to a design by John Williams and was launched in 1776. She served in the American Revolution, the French Revolutionary Wars, and the Napoleonic Wars, before being sold in 1831.