| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name | HMS Kingfisher |
| Builder | Unknown (Possibly Greaves & Nicholson), Rochester |
| Launched | 1782 |
| Acquired | 1782 |
| Fate | Wrecked on 3 December 1798 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | 18-gun sloop |
| Tons burthen | 36957⁄94 (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 30 ft 9 in (9.37 m) |
| Depth of hold | 7 ft 6.25 in (2.2924 m) |
| Complement | 120 |
| Armament | 18 × short 6-pounder guns |
HMS Kingfisher was an 18-gun sloop of the Royal Navy which saw service during the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary Wars.[1]
- ^ "KINGFISHER (18) [1782]". ageofnelson.org. Retrieved 17 July 2014.