HMS Minorca (1779)

HMS Minorca was a xebec-rigged vessel that the British Royal Navy had built at Port Mahon Dockyard, Menorca (historically called "Minorca" by the British) in 1779. She participated in one major engagement in 1780. The Navy scuttled her in 1781.

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

A plan body drawing of HMS Minorca dated 1778 from the collection of the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London.
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Minorca
OrderedOctober 1777
Laid downFebruary 1778
Launched29 August 1779
FateScuttled 1781
General characteristics
TypeXebec
Tons burthen38840⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • Overall: 96 ft 9 in (29.5 m)
  • Keel: 78 ft 6 in (23.9 m)
Beam30 ft 6 in (9.3 m)
Depth of hold10 ft 0 in (3.0 m)
Crew130
Armament
  • Upper deck:18 × 6-pounder guns + 18 × ½-pounder swivel guns
  • QD:2 × 6-pounder guns + 6 × 6-pounder carronades
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