HMS Asp (1797)

History
Great Britain
NameHMS Asp
NamesakeAsp
Ordered7 February 1797
BuilderJohn Randall, Rotherhithe
Laid downFebruary 1797
Launched10 April 1797
Honours and
awards
Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Egypt"
FateSold c.July 1803
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeAcute-class gunbrig
Tons burthen1588594 (bm)
Length
  • Overall:75 ft 1 in (22.9 m)
  • Keel:61 ft 7+34 in (18.8 m)
Beam22 ft 1 in (6.7 m)
Depth of hold7 ft 11+14 in (2.4 m)
Complement50
Armament12 × 18-pounder carronades + 2 × 24-pounder bow chasers

HMS Asp was an Acute-class gunbrig (ex-GB No.5), of the British Royal Navy. The Navy disposed of her in 1803.

  1. ^ Winfield (2008), p. 331.