![]() HMS Sylph (R) and the cutter Mary Ann, 1795
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Name | HMS Sylph |
Namesake | Sylph |
Ordered | 13 July 1795 |
Cost | £5,322 |
Laid down | July 1795 |
Launched | 3 September 1795 |
Completed | 23 September 1795 |
Commissioned | August 1795 |
Fate | Broken up, April 1811 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Albatross-class brig-sloop |
Tons burthen | 36952⁄94 (bm) |
Length |
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Beam | 30 ft 8 in (9.3 m) |
Depth of hold | 12 ft 9 in (3.9 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Complement | 121 |
Armament | Gun deck: 16 × 32-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder bow chasers |
HMS Sylph was a 16-gun Albatross-class brig-sloop of the Royal Navy designed by William Rule and launched in 1795 at Deptford Dockyard. Her namesake was the air spirit sylph. She commissioned in August 1795 under Commander John Chambers White, who would have her until the end of 1799. She was later commanded by Charles Dashwood.
Sylph was an active ship through the French Revolutionary Wars, participating in actions such as the action of 12 May 1796 and taking a number of warships and privateers during service as a blockade and patrol ship. The majority of her service would be spent in the North Sea, English Channel and off the coast of Spain. Sylph served actively until 1805, when she was laid up at Portsmouth. She was broken up there in 1811.