HMS Hornet (1794 gunvessel)

HMS Hornet was a former Dutch hoy of 60 tons that the British Admiralty purchased in 1794 for service with the Royal Navy. After the Admiralty purchased Hornet she underwent fitting between March and 18 April at Deptford. Lieutenant Robert Bayley commissioned her in April. She was paid off a year later in April 1795, sold in July, and broken up at Sheerness the same year.[1][2]

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

HM Hornet, 4 guns, a watercolour by John Thomas Serres
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Hornet
Acquired3 February 1794 by purchase
FateBroken up July 1795
General characteristics [1]
TypeHoy
Tonnage60 bm
Length
  • 63 ft 6 in (19.4 m) (overall)
  • 55 ft 11+1⁄2 in (17.1 m) (keel)
Beam14 ft 3 in (4.3 m)
Depth of hold5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
PropulsionSails
Complement30
Armament1 x 24-pounder gun + 3 x 32-pounder carronades

Citations
  1. Winfield (2008), p. 324.
  2. "HM Hornet, 4 guns". Royal Museums Greenwich. Retrieved 1 July 2021.

References
  • Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 1-86176-246-1.
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