HMS Calypso (1783)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Calypso.
HMS Calypso was a Royal Navy Echo-class ship-sloop. She was built at Deptford between 1781 and 1783, launched on 27 September 1783 and first commissioned on 1 December 1783 for service off Northern Ireland and Scotland. She served in the North Sea, Atlantic, and the West Indies. Calypso sank whilst acting as a convoy escort on 30 July 1803 after colliding with a West Indiaman merchant ship during a violent storm.
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Name | HMS Calypso |
Ordered | 28 December 1781 |
Builder | Edward Graves, Deptford, London |
Laid down | May 1782 |
Launched | 27 September 1783 |
Commissioned | 1 December 1783 |
Fate | Sunk in collision 30 July 1803 |
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Class and type | Echo Class |
Type | Sloop-of-war |
Tons burthen | 3422⁄94 (bm) |
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Beam | 27 ft 9 in (8.5 m) |
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Depth of hold | 12 ft 10+2⁄3 in (3.9 m) |
Sail plan | Brig-rigged |
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