HMS Minorca (1805)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Minorca.
HMS Minorca was a Cruizer-class brig-sloop of the Royal Navy, launched in 1805. She served during the Napoleonic Wars in the Mediterranean and was broken up after an uneventful career.
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Minorca | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Minorca |
Namesake | Menorca |
Ordered | 24 October and 7 November 1803 |
Builder | Josiah & Thomas Brindley, King's Lynn |
Laid down | May 1804 |
Launched | 14 June 1805 |
Fate | Sold c.1814 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Type | Cruizer-class brig-sloop |
Tons burthen | 385 (bm) |
Length |
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Beam | 30 ft 8 in (9.3 m) |
Depth of hold | 12 ft 9 in (3.9 m) |
Sail plan | Brig rigged |
Complement | 121 |
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