Cormorant-class ship-sloop

His Majesty's ship Blossom off the Sandwich Islands
Class overview
Name	Cormorant class
Operators	Royal Navy
Built	1793–1817
In service	1794–1833
Completed	30
Cancelled	1
General characteristics
Type	Ship sloop
Tons burthen	422.7 bm
Length	108 ft 4 in (33 m) (gundeck) 90 ft 9.625 in (28 m) (keel)
Beam	29 ft 7 in (9 m)
Depth of hold	9 ft 0 in (2.74 m)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	125 (121 from 1794)
Armament	First group as built: Sixteen 6-pounder long guns Later: Sixteen 24-pounder carronades Eight 12-pounder carronades Second group: Sixteen 32-pounder carronades Eight 18-pounder carronades Two 6-pounder

The Cormorant class were built as a class of 16-gun ship sloops for the Royal Navy, although they were re-rated as 18-gun ships soon after completion.^[1]