HMS Ranger (1787)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Ranger.

History
Great Britain
NameRose
Launched1776[2]
Acquired1787 by purchase
RenamedRanger by Royal Navy
Honours and
awards		Naval General Service Medal with clasp "1 June 1794"[1]
Captured11 June 1794
French Navy EnsignFrance
NameRanger
Acquired11 June 1794 by capture
Captured15 October 1797
Great Britain
NameHMS Venturer
Acquired15 October 1797 and again 6 November 1797
FateSold February 1803
General characteristics [3][4]
Displacement180 tons (French)
Tons burthen1955⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • 74 ft 7+1⁄4 in (22.7 m) (overall)
  • 56 ft 0+5⁄8 in (17.1 m) (keel)
Beam25 ft 7 in (7.8 m)
Depth of hold9 ft 5 in (2.9 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planSchooner
Complement
  • British service:55
  • French service:107
Armament
  • British service: 12 × 4-pounder guns
  • French service: 16 × 4-pounder guns + 6 × swivel guns[4]

HMS Ranger was the 14-gun revenue cutter Rose, launched in 1776, that the Royal Navy purchased in 1787, and that the French captured in 1794. The British recaptured her (twice) in 1797 and renamed her HMS Venturer (or Venturier). The Navy sold her in 1803.

  1. ^ "No. 20939". The London Gazette. 26 January 1849. pp. 236–237.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference NC3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Winfield (2008), p. 354.
  4. ^ a b Winfield & Roberts (2015), p. 245.