| History | |
|---|---|
 Great Britain | |
| Launched | 1776, France |
| Acquired | 1786 |
| Captured | February 1796 |
| Fate | Burnt after capture |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 304, or 306, or 350[1] (bm) |
| Armament | 6 × 6-pounder guns |
Gibraltar was launched in 1776 in France, almost certainly under another name. Between 1787 and 1795, she was a whaler in the northern whale (Greenland) fishery. A French privateer captured her in February 1796 as she was on her way to the fishery, and burnt her. Her loss led the British government to increase the protection of the outward-bound whaling fleet.