HMS Fly (1776)

HMS Fly was a Swan-class ship sloop of the Royal Navy, launched on 14 September 1776. She performed mainly convoy escort duties during the French Revolutionary Wars, though she did capture three privateers. She foundered and was lost with all hands early in 1802.

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

History
Great Britain
NameHMS Fly
Ordered1 August 1775
BuilderGeorge White, Sheerness Dockyard
Cost£8,694 8s 4d
Laid downJanuary 1776
Launched14 September 1776
CommissionedJuly 1776
In service1776-1802
FateFoundered off Newfoundland, January 1802
General characteristics
Class and typeSwan-class ship sloop
Tons burthen30238⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • Gundeck: 96 ft 7 in (29.4 m)
  • Keel: 78 ft 11+1⁄2 in (24.1 m)
Beam26 ft 10 in (8.2 m)
Draught
  • Unladen: 6 ft 9 in (2.1 m)
  • Laden: 10 ft 9 in (3.3 m)
Depth of hold12 ft 10 in (3.9 m)
Complement125
Armament
  • Initially: 14 x 6-pounder guns + 16 swivel guns
  • Post-October 1779: 16 x 6-pounder guns
  • Post-1780:
  • Gundeck:16 × 6-pounder guns + 2 × 12-pounder carronades
  • QD:4 × 12-pounder carronades
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