For other ships of the same name, see HMS Stork.
| HMS Stork (1796) | |
|---|---|
| Career (UK) |  |
| Name: | HMS Stork |
| Ordered: | 6 November 1794 |
| Builder: | Deptford Dockyard |
| Laid down: | December 1795 |
| Launched: | 29 November 1796 |
| Completed: | 3 August 1797 at Deptford Dockyard |
| Commissioned: | December 1796 |
| Out of service: | Sold 30 May 1816 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | 16-gun Cormorant-class ship sloop |
| Tons burthen: | 426 92/94 bm |
| Length: |
108 ft 4 in (33.0 m) (gundeck) 90 ft 8.375 in (27.6 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 29 ft 9 in (9.1 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 9 ft 0 in (2.7 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Sloop |
| Complement: | 121 |
| Armament: |
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HMS Stork was an 16-gun ship sloop of the Cormorant class in the Royal Navy, ordered in November 1794 to a joint design by Sir John Henslow and William Rule, launched in 1796 at Deptford Dockyard.
Career[]
She was commissioned in December 1796 under Commander Richard Pearson. Under various commanding officers, she served during the rest of the French Revolutionary War and subsequently throughout the Napoleonic War, being paid off at Sheerness from service in September 1815 and sold for breaking up eight months later.
References[]
- Winfield, Rif, British Warships in the Age of Sail: 1793-1817 (Seaforth Publishing, 2007) ISBN 978-1-84415-717-4.
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