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HMS Bird

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History
Great Britain
NameHMS Bird
BuilderHenry Bird, Rotherhithe
Launched1764
CompletedAugust 1764
AcquiredMay 1764
Commissioned1764
Decommissioned1775
FateBroken up at Deptford, March 1775
General characteristics
Class and type8-gun survey sloop
Tons burthen75 2094 (bm)
Length
  • 58 ft 6 in (17.8 m) (overall)
  • 45 ft 5 in (13.8 m) (keel)
Beam17 ft 7 in (5.4 m)
Depth of hold8 ft 1 in (2.5 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail plansnow-rigged
Complement30
Armament8 guns (unknown poundage)

HMS Bird was an 8-gun survey sloop[1] of the Royal Navy, in service from 1764 to 1775 and engaged in an early coastal survey of Ireland.

The small and lightly-armed vessel was purchased on the stocks in May 1764 from shipwright Henry Bird of Rotherithe.[2] As designed, Bird's overall length was 58 ft 6 in (17.8 m) with a beam of 17 ft 7 in (5.4 m) and hold depth of 8 ft 1 in (2.5 m). She measured 75 2094 tons burthen and was armed with 8 small guns.[2]

She was fitted out at Deptford dockyard between May and August 1764 at a total cost of £664 and commissioned thereafter under Lieutenant John Cowan.[2] Launched in 1764,[3] she spent four years conducting coastal survey work along the Irish shore, returning to Deptford for refitting in 1769.[2]

Bird was broken up at Deptford Dockyard in March 1775.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Colledge 2010, p. 44.
  2. ^ a b c d e Winfield 2007, p. 354.
  3. ^ "Bird". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 September 2024.

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