| History | |
|---|---|
 Great Britain | |
| Name | Penelope |
| Commissioned | 29 January 1794 |
| Fate | Captured 7 July 1799 |
.svg){kind=small} Spain | |
| Acquired | 1799 by capture |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type | Cutter |
| Tons burthen | 18756⁄94 (bm) |
| Armament | 16 × 4-pounder guns |
His Majesty's hired armed cutter Penelope served the Royal Navy from 29 January 1794 until the Spanish navy captured her off Gibraltar on 7 July 1799. The Spaniard then employed her as a guarda costa.
- ^ Winfield (2008), p. 388.