HMS Endeavour (1763 cutter)

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History
Royal Navy EnsignUK
NameHMS Endeavour
Acquired14 February 1763
CommissionedApril 1763
Out of service24 December 1771
FateSold out of service
General characteristics
Class and type4-gun cutter
Tons burthen53 10/94 bm
Length
  • 42 ft 3 in (12.9 m) (gundeck)
  • 29 ft (8.8 m) (keel)
Beam18 ft 10.5 in (5.8 m)
Depth of hold7 ft 4 in (2.2 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFore-and-aft rig
Armament
  • 4 × 3 pdrs
  • 8 × 1/2 pdr swivel guns

HMS Endeavour was a 4-gun cutter of the Royal Navy, commissioned in 1763 and used for coastal patrol duties off Beachy Head in southern England. Endeavour was sold out of service in 1771.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Winfield 2007, p.324

Bibliography[]

  • Winfield, Rif (2007). British Warships of the Age of Sail 1714–1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 9781844157006.
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