HMS Viper (1794)

History
UK
Name: HMS Viper
Acquired: 1794 (by purchase)
Fate: Broken up 1801
General characteristics
Type: Hoy
Tonnage: 69 (bm)
Length:
  • 65 ft 5 in (19.9 m) (overall)
  • 57 ft 9 in (17.6 m) (keel)
Beam: 15 ft 0 in (4.6 m)
Depth of hold: 6 ft 6 in (2.0 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: sloop
Complement: 30
Armament: 1 x 24-pounder gun + 3 x 32-pounder carronades

HMS Viper was a Dutch hoy that the Admiralty purchased in 1794. She was commissioned into the Royal Navy in March 1794 under Lieutenant John W. Skinner, for the Nore.[1] At some point in 1796 Viper was under the command of Lieutenant R. Wilson.[2] In March 1796, the Navy lent Viper to the Transport Board. The Navy recommissioned Viper in September under Lieutenant William Stagg, who commanded her until 1801.[3] In 1801 she was broken up at Portsmouth.[1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Winfield (2008), p.325.
  2. ↑ Shomberg (1802), Vol. 4, p.533.
  3. ↑ Shomberg (1802), Vol. 4, p.94.

References

  • Schomberg, Isaac (1802) Naval chronology: or, An historical summary of naval & maritime events, from the time of the Romans, to the Treaty of Peace, 1802. (Printed for T. Egerton by C. Roworth).
  • Winfield, Rif (2007). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 1861762461.



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