HMS Ferret (1784)
| History | |
|---|---|
| Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Ferret |
| Namesake | Ferret |
| Ordered | 18 February 1782 |
| Builder | Andrew Hills, Sandwich |
| Laid down | February 1783 |
| Launched | 17 August 1784 |
| Fate | Sold 16 December 1801 |
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Ferrett |
| Owner | Daniel Bennett |
| Acquired | c. end-1801 |
| Fate | Broken up in 1817 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Modified Childers-class |
| Type | Brig-sloop |
| Tons burthen | 20121⁄94 or 208, or 210(bm) |
| Length | 78 ft 11 in (24.1 m) (overall); 60 ft 8 in (18.5 m) (keel) |
| Beam | 25 ft 0 in (7.6 m) |
| Depth of hold | 10 ft 10+1⁄2 in (3.3 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Brig |
| Complement |
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| Armament |
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| Notes | Two decks and three masts |
HMS Ferret was a brig-sloop of the Royal Navy, launched in 1784 but not completed until 1787. In 1801 the Navy sold her. She then became a whaler, making six whaling voyages to the Pacific between 1802 and 1815. She was broken up in 1817.