HMS Sherborne (1763)
A Trinity House Yacht and a Revenue Cutter off Ramsgate. Painting by Thomas Whitcombe of vessels of the period. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Sherborne |
| Ordered | 30 April 1763 |
| Builder | Woolwich Dockyard |
| Laid down | 27 June 1763 |
| Launched | 3 December 1763 |
| Completed | By 16 March 1764 |
| Fate | Sold on 1 July 1784 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | 10-gun cutter |
| Tons burthen | 8572⁄94 bm |
| Length |
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| Beam | 19 ft (5.8 m) |
| Depth of hold | 8 ft 4 in (2.54 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Cutter |
| Complement | 30 |
| Armament | 6 x 3-pounder guns + 8 swivel guns |
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HMS Sherborne (also HM cutter Sherborne, HMS Sherbourne) was a 10-gun cutter of the Royal Navy. She served in the English Channel for her entire career, operating against smugglers. She was sold in 1784.