HMS Wolf (1742)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Wolf.
HMS Wolf was a 14-gun snow-rigged sloop of the Royal Navy, launched in 1742 as the first of three Wolf-class sloops constructed for action against Spanish privateers during the War of Jenkins' Ear.[2]
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Drawing showing the body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for the Wolf, 1741 | |
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Great Britain | |
Name | HMS Wolf |
Ordered | 21 July 1741 |
Builder | Thomas West, Deptford |
Laid down | 31 July 1741 |
Launched | 27 February 1742 |
Completed | 15 April 1741 at Deptford Dockyard |
Commissioned | February 1742 |
Out of service | 29 October 1745 |
Reinstated | July 1747 |
Fate | Wrecked in Dundrum Bay, 31 December 1748 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | 14-gun Wolf-class sloop-of-war |
Tons burthen | 243 74⁄94 (bm) |
Length |
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Beam | 25 ft 2 in (7.7 m) |
Draught | 10 ft 6 in (3.2 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | snow-rigged |
Complement | 110 |
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