| History | |
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| Name | HMS Friendship |
| Launched | 1760 as merchant vessel |
| Acquired | 16 February 1763 |
| Commissioned | April 1763 |
| Decommissioned | October 1771 |
| In service | 1763–1771 |
| Out of service | October 1771 |
| Fate | Sold out of service, Plymouth Dockyard |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | 4-gun cutter |
| Tons burthen | 60 47⁄94 (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 19 ft 10 in (6.0 m) |
| Depth of hold | 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) |
| Sail plan | fore-and-aft rig |
| Complement | 24 |
| Armament | 4 × 3-pounder guns, 6 x 1⁄2-pounder swivels |
HMS Friendship was a 4-gun single-masted cutter of the Royal Navy, purchased in 1763 for coastal patrol duties in the immediate aftermath of the Seven Years' War with France. After eight years of service in Start Bay in Devon, she was declared surplus to Navy requirements and sold out of service at Plymouth.