HMS Zebra (1780)

Capture of Fort Saint Louis, Martinique, 1794, with HMS Zebra in the foreground and HMS Asia in the background, as depicted by William Anderson
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Zebra
Ordered	6 August 1779
Builder	William Cleverley, Gravesend
Laid down	October 1779
Launched	31 August 1780
Completed	11 November 1780
Commissioned	August 1780
Reclassified	Bomb vessel in 1798
Honours and awards	Participated in: First Battle of Copenhagen Second Battle of Copenhagen Naval General Service Medal with clasps: "Zebra 17 March 1794"[1] "17 Mar. Boat Service 1794"[2] "Copenhagen 1801"[3]
Fate	Sold on 13 August 1812
General characteristics [4]
Class and type	Zebra-class sloop
Tons burthen	320 7⁄94 (bm)
Length	98 ft 1⁄2 in (29.9 m) (overall) 80 ft 1+3⁄4 in (24.4 m) (keel)
Beam	27 ft 5+1⁄4 in (8.4 m)
Depth of hold	13 ft 4 in (4.1 m)
Complement	As sloop: 125 As bomb vessel: 67
Armament	As sloop: 16 × 6-pounder guns + 12 × 1⁄2-pounder swivels 2 × 4-pounder guns (added in 1790) As bomb vessel: 8 × 24-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder guns + 1 × 10" mortar + 1 × 13-inch mortar

HMS Zebra was a 16-gun (later 18-gun) Zebra-class sloop of the Royal Navy, launched on 31 August 1780 at Gravesend. She was the second ship to bear the name. After twenty years of service, including involvement in the West Indies campaigns during the French Revolutionary Wars, she was converted into a bomb vessel in 1798. In this capacity she took part in attacks on French ports, and was present at both battles of Copenhagen. The Navy sold her in 1812.