HMS Martin (1790)

Martin
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Martin
Ordered17 January 1788
BuilderWoolwich Dockyard
Laid down15 July 1789
Launched8 October 1790
Commissioned13 January 1791
Honours &
awards
Naval General Service Medal clasp "Camperdown"
FateLost, presumed foundered October 1800
General characteristics
Class & typeHound-class sloop
Tons burthen329494 bm
Length
  • 100 ft 8+12 in (30.7 m) (overall)
  • 83 ft 6+34 in (25.5 m) (keel)
Beam27 ft 2+12 in (8.3 m)
Draught
  • 8 ft 01 in (2.5 m) (laden)
  • 11 ft 6 in (3.5 m) (unladen)
Depth of hold12 ft 10+12 in (3.9 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement125 (from 1794, 121)
Armament
  • Upper deck:16 × 6-pounder guns and 14 × 12-pounder swivel guns
  • Later:
  • Upper deck:16 × 6-pounder guns
  • QD:4 × 12-pounder carronades
  • Fc:2 × 12-pounder carronades

HMS Martin was a 16-gun sloop of the Royal Navy. She served at the Battle of Camperdown in 1797 and captured two privateers before she disappeared in 1800.