HMS Fury (1794)

History
Great Britain
NameHMS Fury
Acquired3 February 1794 (by purchase)
CommissionedMarch 1794
FateSold May 1802
General characteristics [1]
TypeHoy
Tons burthen55,[2] or 56 (bm)
Length
  • 57 ft 10 in (17.6 m) (overall)
  • 50 ft 2+12 in (15.3 m) (keel)
Beam14 ft 6 in (4.4 m)
Depth of hold5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail plansloop
Complement30
Armament1 × 24-pounder gun + 3 × 32-pounder carronades

HMS Ferret was a Dutch hoy of the same name that the Admiralty purchased in 1794 for use as a gun-boat. It sold her in May 1802.

  1. ^ Winfield (2008), p. 324.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference LG was invoked but never defined (see the help page).