HMS Cormorant (1794)
Drawing showing the framing profile for building the Cormorant | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Great Britain | |
| 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 | |
| Class & 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 |
| Armament |
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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.