HMS Cygnet (1776)
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Class and type: | Swan class ship sloop |
| Name: | HMS Cygnet |
| Ordered: | 15 April 1773 |
| Builder: | Portsmouth Dockyard |
| Laid down: | November 1773 |
| Launched: | 24 January 1776 |
| Commissioned: | December 1775 |
| Fate: | Sold August 1802 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen: | 301 50⁄94 bm |
| Length: | 96 ft 7 in (29.4 m) (gundeck) 78 ft 8.75 in (24.0 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 26 ft 10 in (8.2 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 12 ft 10 in (3.91 m) |
| Complement: | 125 |
| Armament: | 14 x 6-pounder guns; 2 more added ca. 1780 |
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Cygnet.
HMS Cygnet was a 14 gun ship sloop of the Swan class, launched on 24 January 1776. She served during both the American Revolutionary War and the French Revolutionary War before being sold for disposal in 1802.
References
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.
- Winfield, Rif, British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714-1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing, 2007. ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6.