HMS Rover (1796)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Rover.
HMS Rover was a 16-gun sloop-of-war that the Royal Navy purchased in 1796, commissioned in 1798, and that was wrecked in early 1798. In her brief career she captured one French privateer.
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Great Britain | |
Name | HMS Rover |
Builder | Nathaniel Tynes, Bermuda |
Launched | 1796 |
Fate | Wrecked 23 June 1798 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Type | Sloop-of-war |
Tons burthen | 356 (bm) |
Length |
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Beam | 26 ft 1 in (8.0 m) |
Depth of hold | 16 ft 0+1⁄4 in (4.9 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Complement | 80 |
Armament | 16 × 24-pounder carronades |
Notes | 3 masts |
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