HMS Stork (1796)
HMS Stork was a 16-gun ship sloop of the Cormorant class in the Royal Navy, ordered in November 1794 to a joint design by Sir John Henslow and William Rule, launched in 1796 at Deptford Dockyard.
Stork | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Stork |
| Ordered | 6 November 1794 |
| Builder | Deptford Dockyard |
| Laid down | December 1795 |
| Launched | 29 November 1796 |
| Completed | 3 August 1797 at Deptford Dockyard |
| Commissioned | December 1796 |
| Out of service | Sold 30 May 1816 |
| Honours and awards | Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Martinique" |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | 16-gun Cormorant-class ship sloop |
| Tons burthen | 426 92⁄94 (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 29 ft 9 in (9.1 m) |
| Depth of hold | 9 ft 0 in (2.7 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Sloop |
| Complement | 121 |
| Armament | Upper deck: 16 × 6 pdrs + 12 × ½ pdr swivels |
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