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HMS Scorpion (1746) 
Summary
HMS Scorpion was a 14-gun two-masted Merlin-class sloop of the Royal Navy, built by Wyatt and Major at Bucklers Hard on the Beaulieu River in Hampshire, England and launched on 8 July 1746.
| History | |
|---|---|
 Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Scorpion |
| Ordered | 5 April 1745 |
| Builder | James Wyatt and John Major, Bucklers Hard |
| Laid down | April 1745 |
| Launched | 8 July 1746 |
| Completed | 6 September 1746 at Portsmouth Dockyard |
| Commissioned | June 1746 |
| Fate | Foundered in the Irish Sea on 23 September 1762 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Merlin-class sloop |
| Tons burthen | 276 31⁄94 (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 26 ft 4 in (8.0 m) |
| Depth of hold | 12 ft 0 in (3.7 m) |
| Sail plan | Snow brig |
| Armament | 10 × 6-pounder guns initially, increased to 14 × 6-pounder guns from 1748 |
She foundered in the Irish Sea in September 1762.
References edit
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
- McLaughlan, Ian. The Sloop of War 1650-1763. Seaforth Publishing, 2014. ISBN 978-1-84832-187-8.
- Rif Winfield (2007). British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1714-1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6.