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18th-century sloop of the British Royal Navy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
HMS Scorpion was a 14-gun two-masted Merlin-class sloop of the Royal Navy, built by Wyatt and Major at Bucklers Hard on the Beaulieu River in Hampshire, England and launched on 8 July 1746.
History | |
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Great Britain | |
Name | HMS Scorpion |
Ordered | 5 April 1745 |
Builder | James Wyatt and John Major, Bucklers Hard |
Laid down | April 1745 |
Launched | 8 July 1746 |
Completed | 6 September 1746 at Portsmouth Dockyard |
Commissioned | June 1746 |
Fate | Foundered in the Irish Sea on 23 September 1762 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Merlin-class sloop |
Tons burthen | 276 31⁄94 (bm) |
Length |
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Beam | 26 ft 4 in (8.0 m) |
Depth of hold | 12 ft 0 in (3.7 m) |
Sail plan | Snow brig |
Armament | 10 × 6-pounder guns initially, increased to 14 × 6-pounder guns from 1748 |
She foundered in the Irish Sea in September 1762.
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