HMS Termagant (1796)

History
Great Britain
NameHMS Termagant
Ordered24 January 1795
BuilderJohn Dudman, Deptford
Laid downMay 1795
Launched23 April 1796
Honours &
awards		Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Egypt"
FateSold for breaking up on 3 February 1819
General characteristics
Class & type
  • 18-gun sloop-of-war (as designed)
  • Re-classed as 20-gun sixth rate in late 1811
Tons burthen4273⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • 110 ft 2 in (33.58 m) (gundeck)
  • 90 ft 8+1⁄2 in (27.648 m) (keel)
Beam29 ft 9 in (9.07 m)
Depth of hold8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement121
Armament
  • As built
  • Gundeck: 18 ×  6-pounder guns
  • QD: 6 ×  12-pounder carronades
  • Fc: 2 ×  12-pounder carronades
  • After rearmament
  • Gundeck: 18 ×  32-pounder carronades
  • QD: 6 ×  12-pounder carronades
  • Fc: 2 ×  12-pounder carronades + 2 ×  6-pounder guns

HMS Termagant was an 18-gun sloop of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1796 and sold in 1819.

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