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Musquito Class

NationalityGreat Britain
Nominal Guns4
Approved1794
Designer
William Sidney SmithBritish
Ship Builder
RateUnrated
TypeFloating Battery
Designed Crew50
Ships in Class2

Design ArmamentBroadside Weight = 92.00 Imperial Pound ( 41.72 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck2 x British 68-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck2 x British 24-Pound Carronade

Design Dimensions and Ship Information
 OrderedShipyardLaunchedOut of serviceFateGundeck LengthLength of KeelBreadthDepth in holdBurthen
As Designed     80' 0"56' 2 ¼"32' 0"7' 10"306 394
Sandfly (4) 1794-1803
British 4 Gun
Unrated Floating Battery
3.2.1794Deptford - London 17941803Broken Up80' 2"56' 2 ¼"32' 1 ½"7' 1 ½"308 4194
Musquito (4) 1794-1795
British 4 Gun
Unrated Floating Battery
3.2.1794Rotherhithe - London - Surrey 179420.6.1795Wrecked80' 1"56' 2 ¼"' 0"32' 2"7' 0 ½"309 2294

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