&sq=&lang=&file=File:PORCUPINE_1777_RMG_J7005.jpg) Porcupine
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| History | |
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| Name | HMS Porcupine |
| Ordered | 21 June 1776 |
| Awarded | 25 June 1776 |
| Builder | Edward Greaves, Limehouse |
| Laid down | July 1776 |
| Launched | 17 December 1777 |
| Completed | 14 February 1778 |
| Commissioned | December 1777 |
| Fate | Broken up at Woolwich in April 1805 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | 24-gun Porcupine-class sixth-rate post ship |
| Tons burthen | 519 59⁄94 (bm) |
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| Beam | 32 ft 2+1⁄2 in (9.817 m) |
| Draught |
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| Depth of hold | 10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 160 |
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HMS Porcupine was a 24-gun Porcupine-class sixth-rate post ship of the Royal Navy built in 1777 and broken up in 1805. During her career she saw service in the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary Wars.