HMS Rover (1796)
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| Career (UK) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Rover |
| Builder: | Pender, Bermuda |
| Launched: | 1796 |
| Fate: | wrecked on 23 June 1798 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen: | 356 tons |
| Length: | 104 ft 0 in (31.70 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 26 ft 0 in (7.92 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | full rigged ship |
| Complement: | Capt. George Irvine, officers and men |
| Armament: |
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| Notes: | 3 masts |
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Rover.
HMS Rover was a 16-gun sloop of the Royal Navy.
She was initially planned as a brig, but during construction she was lengthened and given a full ship rig. She was rated as a sloop, and did not require a commander with the rank of post-captain. She was purchased on the stocks and launched in 1796. She was wrecked in the Gulf of St Lawrence on 23 June 1798, but her crew were saved.
References
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: the complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham. ISBN 9781861762818. OCLC 67375475.
- Rover at the Marine Heritage Database
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