| History | |
|---|---|
| Virginia | |
| Name | Pocahontas |
| Namesake | Pocahontas |
| Builder | Rappahannock |
| Launched | 1777 |
| Captured | 1780 |
 Great Britain | |
| Acquired | 1780 by purchase of a prize |
| Renamed | HMS Pacahunta (May 1781) |
| Fate | Sold 1782 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Tons burthen | 242 (283 by calculation) (bm) |
| Length |
|
| Beam | 25 ft 4 in (7.7 m) |
| Depth of hold | 10 ft 10 in (3.3 m) |
| Complement | 120 |
| Armament | 14 × 6-pounder guns + 12 × ½-pounder swivel guns |
HMS Pochahontas was the Virginia letter of marque Pocahontas, launched in 1777. The British Royal Navy captured her in 1780. She participated in the battle of Fort Royal, Martinique, in April 1781. In May she was renamed Pachahunta (or Packahunter). The Navy sold her at Jamaica in 1782.
- ^ Winfield (2007), p. 291.