HMS Firm (1794)
Drawing of Firm, from the archives of the Royal Museums Greenwich | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Firm |
| Ordered | 14 November 1793 |
| Builder | M/shipwright Martin Ware, Deptford |
| Laid down | 3 February 1794 |
| Launched | 31 May 1794 |
| Fate | Sold in 1803 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Firm-class floating battery |
| Tons burthen | 3976⁄94 (bm) |
| Length |
|
| Beam | 31 ft 4 in (9.6 m) |
| Draught | 2 ft 8 in (0.8 m) / 2 ft 11 in (0.9 m) |
| Depth of hold | 7 ft 4 in (2.2 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Topsail schooner |
| Complement | 100 |
| Armament | 16 × 18-pounder carronades |
HMS Firm was a 16-gun Firm-class floating battery of the Royal Navy, launched in 1794. The two-vessel class was intended to operate in shallow waters. After the Peace of Amiens Firm was paid off in March 1802; she was sold in 1803.