HMS Jamaica (1744)

HMS Jamaica was a 10-gun (14-gun from 1749) two-masted Hind-class sloop of the Royal Navy, designed by Joseph Allin and built by him at Deptford Dockyard on the Thames River, England and launched on 17 July 1744. She and her sister Trial were the only sloops to be built in the Royal Dockyards between 1733 and 1748.

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

History
Great Britain
NameHMS Jamaica
Ordered18 August 1743
BuilderDeptford Dockyard
Laid down15 September 1743
Launched17 July 1744
Completed28 August 1744 at Deptford Dockyard
CommissionedJuly 1744
FateWrecked off Cuba on 27 January 1770
General characteristics
Class and typeHind-class sloop
Tons burthen272 89⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • 91 ft 5 in (27.9 m) (gundeck)
  • 75 ft 0.75 in (22.9 m) (keel)
Beam26 ft 1.75 in (8.0 m)
Depth of hold12 ft 0 in (3.7 m)
Sail planSnow brig
Armament10 × 6-pounder guns, later increased in 1749 to 14 x 6-pounder guns

On 28 October 1757 captured St. Estienne in company with the frigate Garland.

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