HMS Sultana (1780)

History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Sultana
Acquired	June 1780 by purchase
Fate	Sold 1799
General characteristics
Type	Cutter
Tons burthen	15240⁄94 (bm)
Length	Overall: 65 ft 7 in (19.99 m); Keel: 48 ft 9 in (14.9 m);
Beam	24 ft 3 in (7.39 m)
Depth of hold	9 ft 7 in (2.92 m)
Complement	60
Armament	Initially: 12 × 4-pounder guns + 8 × ½-pounder swivel guns; Later: 10 × 12-pounder carronades + 12 × ½-pounder swivel guns;

HMS Sultana was the mercantile Sprightly, which the Royal Navy purchased in June 1780. She served in the Channel and around Ireland before the Admiralty sold her in 1799.

History

Great Britain
Name	HMS Sultana
Acquired	June 1780 by purchase
Fate	Sold 1799
General characteristics
Type	Cutter
Tons burthen	15240⁄94 (bm)
Length	Overall: 65 ft 7 in (19.99 m) Keel: 48 ft 9 in (14.9 m)
Beam	24 ft 3 in (7.39 m)
Depth of hold	9 ft 7 in (2.92 m)
Complement	60
Armament	Initially: 12 × 4-pounder guns + 8 × ½-pounder swivel guns Later: 10 × 12-pounder carronades + 12 × ½-pounder swivel guns