HMS Hind was a 10-gun two-masted Hind-class sloop of the Royal Navy, designed by Joseph Allin and built by Philemon Perry at Blackwall on the Thames River , England and launched on 19 April 1744.
Hind 1744
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History | |
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Great Britain | |
Name | HMS Hind |
Ordered | 6 August 1743 |
Builder | Philemon Perry, Blackwall, London |
Laid down | 11 September 1743 |
Launched | 19 April 1744 |
Completed | 12 May 1744 at Woolwich Dockyard |
Commissioned | April 1744 |
Fate | Foundered off Louisbourg on 1 November 1747 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Hind-class sloop |
Tons burthen | 272 57⁄94 (bm) |
Length |
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Beam | 26 ft 1.25 in (8.0 m) |
Depth of hold | 12 ft 2 in (3.7 m) |
Sail plan | Snow |
Armament | 10 × 6-pounder guns |
She was lost, presumed to have foundered, off Louisbourg, Nova Scotia in September 1747.