Recent updates


Recent Comments

Hound Class

NationalityGreat Britain
Nominal Guns16
Approved1788/03/20
Designer
Sir John HenslowBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1761-1801
RateUnrated
TypeSloop
Designed Crew125
Ships in Class5

Design ArmamentBroadside Weight = 51.50 Imperial Pound ( 23.36 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck14 x British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Upper Gun Deck16 x British 6-Pounder

Design Dimensions and Ship Information
 OrderedShipyardLaunchedOut of serviceFateGundeck LengthLength of KeelBreadthDepth in holdBurthen
As Designed     100' 0"82' 9 ¾27' 0"13' 0"320 8994
Serpent (16) 1789-1806
British 16 Gun
Unrated Sloop
17.1.1788Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth 3.12.17899.1806Foundered100' 0"82' 9 ¾27' 0"13' 0"320 8994
Hound (16) 1790-1794
British 16 Gun
Unrated Sloop
17.1.1788Deptford Dockyard - Deptford 31.1.179014.7.1794Captured100' 0"82' 6 ¾"27' 0"13' 0"320 8994
Fury (16) 1790-1811
British 16 Gun
Unrated Sloop
17.1.1788Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth 2.3.17906.1811Broken Up100' 0"82' 8 ¾"27' 1"13' 0"323 1694
Martin (16) 1790-1800
British 16 Gun
Unrated Sloop
17.1.1788Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich 8.10.179031.10.1800Foundered100' 8 ½"83' 6 ¾27' 2 ½"12' 10 ½"329 494
Rattlesnake (16) 1791-1814
British 16 Gun
Unrated Sloop
17.1.1788Chatham Dockyard - Chatham 7.1.17913.11.1814Sold100' 0"83' 1 ½"27' 2"13' 0"326 2894

Previous comments on this pageno comments to display

Make a comment about this page







Recent comments to other pages

Date postedByPage
Sunday 14th of June 2026 12:04Jon Miller
Sunday 14th of June 2026 12:01Jon Miller
French Privateer 'Le Mars' (1798) (16) 1798-1798
French 16 Gun
Privateer Unknown
Sunday 14th of June 2026 12:00Jon Miller
Sunday 14th of June 2026 11:58Jon Miller
French Privateer 'Le Jason' (1798) (12) 1798-1798
French 12 Gun
Privateer Unknown
Sunday 14th of June 2026 11:54Jon Miller