HMS Kangaroo (1795)

Plans of HMS Kangaroo
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Kangaroo
Ordered13 July 1795
BuilderJohn and William Wells, Deptford
Laid downJuly 1795
Launched30 September 1795
CommissionedOctober 1795
FateFebruary 1802 sold to be broken up
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeDiligence-class 18-gun brig-sloop
Tons burthen3182094 (bm)
Length
  • 95 ft 1 in (29.0 m) (gundeck)
  • 75 ft 2+12 in (22.9 m) (gundeck)
Beam28 ft 2+12 in (8.6 m)
Depth of hold12 ft 0 in (3.7 m)
Sail planbrig
Complement121
Armament

HMS Kangaroo was British Royal Navy 18-gun brig-sloop of the Diligence class, launched in 1795 at Deptford, England. She served in Home Waters and the Mediterranean Sea until she was sold in 1802.

  1. ^ Winfield (2008), pp. 281–2.