Cormorant-class ship-sloop

HMS Blossom
His Majesty's ship Blossom off the Sandwich Islands
Class overview
NameCormorant class
Operators Royal Navy
Built1793–1817
In service1794–1833
Completed30
Cancelled1
General characteristics
TypeShip sloop
Tons burthen422.7 bm
Length
  • 108 ft 4 in (33 m) (gundeck)
  • 90 ft 9.625 in (28 m) (keel)
Beam29 ft 7 in (9 m)
Depth of hold9 ft 0 in (2.74 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement125 (121 from 1794)
Armament
  • First group as built:
  • Sixteen 6-pounder long guns
  • Later:
  • Sixteen 24-pounder carronades
  • Eight 12-pounder carronades
  • Second group:
  • Sixteen 32-pounder carronades
  • Eight 18-pounder carronades
  • Two 6-pounder

The Cormorant class were built as a class of 16-gun ship sloops for the Royal Navy, although they were re-rated as 18-gun ships soon after completion.[1]

  1. ^ Winfield, Rif. British Warships in the Age of Sail: 1793–1817. p. 252.