HMS Harpy (1777)
| Great Britain | |
|---|---|
| Name | HMS Harpy |
| Builder | John Fisher, Liverpool |
| Launched | 8 May 1777 |
| Acquired | By purchase 11 December 1796 |
| Fate | Sold 21 March 1783 |
| Great Britain | |
| Name | Harpy |
| Acquired | By purchase 1783 |
| Fate | Captured September–October 1794 |
| France | |
| Name | Harcourt |
| Acquired | October 1794 by capture |
| Renamed | Harpie (1795) |
| Stricken | 1796 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 36722⁄94, or 368, or 400 (bm) |
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| Beam | 28 ft 6 in (8.7 m) |
| Depth of hold | 11 ft 0 in (3.4 m) |
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HMS Harpy was launched at Liverpool in 1777, the British Royal Navy having purchased her on the stocks. The Navy sold her in 1783. As Harpy she made voyages to the northern whale fishery, and one voyage as a whaler in the British southern whale fishery. The Sierra Leone Company then purchased her. A French naval squadron captured her in September 1794. The French Navy briefly took her into service as Harcourt, and then Harpie. She was struck in 1796.