HMS Placentia (1789)

Placenica
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Placentia
Ordered	May 1789
Builder	Jeffrey & Start, Newfoundland
Launched	1789
Fate	Wrecked May 1794
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	Placentia-class sloop
Tons burthen	4233⁄94 (bm)
Length	44 ft 7 in (13.6 m) (overall) 35 ft 4+5⁄8 in (10.8 m) (keel)
Beam	15 ft 0 in (4.6 m)
Depth of hold	8 ft 4 in (2.5 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Sloop
Complement	30
Armament	4 x ½-pounder swivel guns

HMS Placentia was the name-ship of her two vessel class, with both vessels being launched in 1789. John Henslow designed the small sloops for coastal patrol duties off Newfoundland. She was wrecked in 1794.