HMS Wasp (1794)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Wasp.

HMS Wasp was a 4-gun gun-vessel, formerly a Dutch hoy, purchased on 7 March 1794. She was fitted out at Woolwich between March and June 1794, and commissioned under Lieutenant George Hollwell. She was paid off in April 1795. Lieutenant John Wheatley recommissioned her in June. He paid her off in 1796. In September Lieutenant William Heppel recommissioned her. In February 1801 Lieutenant William Holmes replaced Heppel.^[1]

History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Wasp
Acquired	By purchase (Admiralty Order 3 February 1794)
Fate	Sold 22 November 1802
General characteristics [1]
Type	Hoy
Tons burthen	63 (bm)
Length	Overall: 64 ft 3 in (19.6 m) Keel; 55 ft 10+1⁄2 in (17.0 m)
Beam	14 ft 6+1⁄4 in (4.4 m)
Depth of hold	6 ft 5 in (2.0 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	sloop
Complement	30
Armament	1 × 24-pounder gun + 3 × 32-pounder carronades

Although some records indicate that Wasp was sold at Sheerness on 22 November 1801, that actual year appears to be 1802. The Principal Officers and Commissioners of His Majesty's Navy offered the "Wasp Gun-Vessel" for sale on 22 November 1802.^[2]