| HMS Kangaroo (1795) | |
|---|---|
| Career (UK) |  |
| Name: | HMS Kangaroo |
| Ordered: | 13 July 1795 |
| Builder: | John and William Wells, Deptford |
| Laid down: | July 1795 |
| Launched: | 30 September 1795 |
| Commissioned: | October 1795 |
| Decommissioned: | 1800 |
| Fate: | Sold to be broken up, February 1802 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | 16-gun brig-sloop |
| Tons burthen: | 318 bm |
| Length: |
95 ft 1 in (28.98 m) (gundeck) 75 ft 2.5 in (22.924 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 28 ft 2.5 in (8.598 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 12 ft 0 in (3.66 m) |
| Armament: |
18 guns:
|
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Kangaroo.
HMS Kangaroo was an 18-gun brig-sloop of the Diligence class in the Royal Navy, built in 1795 at Rotherhithe, England. In October 1795 she was commissioned under Commander Courtenay Boyle. On 16 October 1798 HMS Kangaroo, in company with the rasée frigate (ex ship-of-the-line) Anson, engaged and captured the French 18-pounder frigate Loire off Blacksod Bay, Ireland. Because Kangaroo served in the navy's Egyptian campaign (8 March to 8 September 1801), her officers and crew qualified for the clasp "Egypt" to the Naval General Service Medal, which the Admiralty issued in 1847 to all surviving claimants.[1]
She was sold in February 1802.
Sources[]
- ↑ "No. 21077". 15 March 1850. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/21077/page/
References[]
- Winfield, Rif, British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793-1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. 2nd edition, Seaforth Publishing, 2008. ISBN 978-1-84415-717-4.
- Colledge, J. J. & Warlow, Ben (2010) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (4th Rev. ed.). London: Chatham. ISBN 978-1-935149-07-1.
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