HMS Gorgon (1785)

HMS Gorgon was a 44-gun fifth-rate two-decker ship of the Adventure class of 911 tons, launched at Blackwall Yard in 1785 and completed as a troopship. She was subsequently converted to a storeship. She also served as a guardship and a hospital ship at various times before being broken up in 1817.

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

Gorgon
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Gorgon
NamesakeGorgon
Ordered19 June 1782
BuilderPerry & Hankey, Blackwall Yard
Laid downDecember 1782
Launched27 January 1785
Completed15 December 1787 at Portsmouth Dockyard
Honours and
awards		Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Egypt"
FateBroken up, February 1817
General characteristics
Tons burthen896+54⁄94 tons bm (as designed)
Length
  • 140 ft (43 m) (gundeck)
  • 115 ft 2+1⁄2 in (35.12 m) (keel)
Beam38 ft 3 in (11.66 m)
Depth of hold16 ft 10 in (5.13 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement300 (294 from 1794)
Armament
  • Lower deck: 20 ×  18-pounder guns
  • Upper deck: 22 ×  12-pounder guns
  • Fc: 2 ×  6-pounder guns
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