HMS Fury (1779)

	Plans for sister ship Atalanta
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Fury
Builder	John Sime & Son, North Leith
Laid down	August 1777
Launched	18 March 1779
Commissioned	June 1779
Decommissioned	25 November 1784
In service	1779–1784
Fate	Broken up at Woolwich, April 1787
General characteristics
Class and type	Swan-class ship sloop
Tons burthen	30050⁄94 (bm)
Length	96 ft 7 in (29.4 m) (gundeck); 78 ft 11+1⁄2 in (24.1 m) (keel)
Beam	26 ft 9 in (8.2 m)
Draught	6 ft 9 in (2.1 m) (unladen); 10 ft 9 in (3.3 m) (laden)
Depth of hold	12 ft 10 in (3.9 m)
Complement	125
Armament	16 × 6-pounder guns + 16 × 1⁄2-pounder swivel guns

HMS Fury was a Swan class ship sloop of the Royal Navy and was launched in March 1779.^[2] She performed mainly anti-privateering duties during the American War of Independence, both in the English Channel and later the Caribbean Sea. She had a short service life, being paid off after less than 5 years service and broken up 3 years after that, but did have notable commanders.

^ Winfield (2007), pp. 244–5.
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[FOOTNOTEWinfield2007244–5-1] Winfield (2007), pp. 244–5.

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History
Plans for sister ship Atalanta
Great Britain
Name	HMS Fury
Builder	John Sime & Son, North Leith
Laid down	August 1777
Launched	18 March 1779
Commissioned	June 1779
Decommissioned	25 November 1784
In service	1779–1784
Fate	Broken up at Woolwich, April 1787
General characteristics ^[1]
Class and type	Swan-class ship sloop
Tons burthen	30050⁄94 (bm)
Length	96 ft 7 in (29.4 m) (gundeck); 78 ft 11+1⁄2 in (24.1 m) (keel)
Beam	26 ft 9 in (8.2 m)
Draught	6 ft 9 in (2.1 m) (unladen); 10 ft 9 in (3.3 m) (laden)
Depth of hold	12 ft 10 in (3.9 m)
Complement	125
Armament	16 × 6-pounder guns + 16 × 1⁄2-pounder swivel guns