HMS Gibraltar (1779)

HMS Gibraltar was a Royal Navy brig, formerly the American brig Virginia. The Royal Navy acquired Gibraltar in 1779 and in May commissioned her under Lieutenant Almerick Brown. The Spanish captured her in the Mediterranean in 1781 and named her San Salvador.

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

History
Great Britain
NameHMS Gibraltar
Acquired1779 by purchase of an American prize
FateCaptured 1781
General characteristics
Tons burthen85 (bm)
Length
  • 63 ft 0 in (19.2 m) oa
  • 54 ft 0 in (16.5 m) keel
Beam21 ft 0 in (6.4 m)
Depth of hold7 ft 6 in (2.3 m)
Sail planBrig
Complement45
Armament10 × 3-pounder guns
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