HMS Kingfisher (1782)

History
Great Britain
NameHMS Kingfisher
BuilderUnknown (Possibly Greaves & Nicholson), Rochester
Launched1782
Acquired1782
FateWrecked on 3 December 1798
General characteristics
Type18-gun sloop
Tons burthen36957⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • 95 ft 1 in (28.98 m) (gundeck)
  • 75 ft 3.5 in (22.949 m) (keel)
Beam30 ft 9 in (9.37 m)
Depth of hold7 ft 6.25 in (2.2924 m)
Complement120
Armament18 × short 6-pounder guns

HMS Kingfisher was an 18-gun sloop of the Royal Navy which saw service during the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary Wars.

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