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Camel (24) 1776-1784
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(1776)
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(1781)
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Wasp Class

Nationality	United States of America
Nominal Guns	22
Approved	1812
Designer	William DoughtyAmerican Designer Ship Builder Service 1773
Rate	Unrated
Type	Sloop
Designed Crew	140
Ships in Class	3

Design Armament	Broadside Weight = 332.00 Imperial Pound ( 150.56 kg)		ref:740
Gun Deck	20 x American 32-pound carronade
Bow Chaser	2 x American 12-Pounder

Design Dimensions and Ship Information
	Ordered	Shipyard	Launched	Out of service	Fate	Gundeck Length	Length of Keel	Breadth	Depth in hold	Burthen
As Designed										509
Wasp (22) 1813-1814 American 22 Gun 6th Rate Sloop	Unknown	Newburyport - Massachusetts	1813	11.1814	Foundered			31' 6"	14' 6"	609
Frolic (22) 1813-1814 American 22 Gun 6th Rate Sloop	Unknown	Charlestown - Boston - Massachusetts	11.9.1813	20.4.1814	Captured	119' 5 ½"	98' 11 ¾"	32' 0"	14' 2"	539 ¹¹⁄₉₄
Peacock (22) 1813-1828 American 22 Gun 6th Rate Sloop	3.3.1813	New York Naval Shipyard - New York	19.9.1813	1828	Broken Up to Rebuild			31' 6"	14' 6"	509

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ref:740Paul H. Silverstone, Book

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Friday 19th of June 2026 13:10	Jon Miller	British Sixth Rate ship 'Camel' (1776) (24) 1776-1784 British 24 Gun 6th Rate Ship
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Friday 19th of June 2026 13:06	Jon Miller	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Bienfaisant' (1758) (64) 1758-1814 British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
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Friday 19th of June 2026 10:02	Jon Miller	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Foudroyant' (1758) (80) 1758-1787 British 80 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line

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