HMS Buffalo (1797)

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

History
Great Britain
NameHMS Buffalo
BuilderJohn Dudman, Deptford, London
Launched3 November 1797
Acquired16 August 1797
In service1797
Out of service1814
FateSold 1817
General characteristics [1]
Tons burthen462 66⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • 109 ft 2 in (33.27 m) (overall)
  • 90 ft 6+1⁄4 in (27.591 m) (keel)
Beam31 ft (9.4 m)
Depth of hold13 ft 2 in (4.01 m)
PropulsionSail
Complement33
Armament10 × 6-pounder guns

HMS Buffalo was a storeship under construction as the merchant vessel Fremantle when the Royal Navy purchased her on the stocks.[2] She was launched in 1797, and sold in 1817.

  1. ^ Winfield (2008), p. 397.
  2. ^ "NMM, vessel ID 381487" (PDF). Warship Histories, vol v. National Maritime Museum. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2014.