HMS Camilla (1776)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Camilla.
HMS Camilla was a Royal Navy 20-gun Sphinx-class post ship. Camilla was built in Chatham Dockyard to a design by John Williams and was launched in 1776. She served in the American Revolution, the French Revolutionary Wars, and the Napoleonic Wars, before being sold in 1831.
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HMS Camilla, in 1796 by John Thomas Serres | |
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Name | HMS Camilla |
Ordered | 15 April 1773 |
Builder | Chatham Dockyard |
Laid down | May 1774 |
Launched | 20 April 1776 |
Completed | 9 July 1776 |
Commissioned | May 1776 |
Fate | Sold 1831 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Sphinx-class post ship |
Tons burthen | 432 56⁄94 (bm) |
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Beam | 30 ft 1 in (9.2 m) |
Depth of hold | 9 ft 8 in (2.9 m) |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Complement | 140 (134 from 1794) |
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