HMS Wolf (1742)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Wolf.

Drawing showing the body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for the Wolf, 1741
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Wolf
Ordered21 July 1741
BuilderThomas West, Deptford
Laid down31 July 1741
Launched27 February 1742
Completed15 April 1741 at Deptford Dockyard
CommissionedFebruary 1742
Out of service29 October 1745
ReinstatedJuly 1747
FateWrecked in Dundrum Bay, 31 December 1748
General characteristics
Class and type14-gun Wolf-class sloop-of-war
Tons burthen246 25⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • 89 ft 6 in (27.3 m) (gundeck)[a]
  • 73 ft 0.5 in (22.3 m) (keel)
Beam25 ft 2.125 in (7.7 m)
Draught10 ft 6 in (3.2 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail plansnow-rigged
Complement110
Armament
  • 14 × 4-pdrs
  • 12 × 1⁄2-pdr swivels

HMS Wolf was a 14-gun snow-rigged sloop of the Royal Navy, launched in 1742 as the first of three Wolf-class sloops constructed for action against Spanish privateers during the War of Jenkins' Ear.[1]

  1. ^ a b Winfield 2007, p.300


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