HMS Meredith (1763)

History
Name: HMS Meredith
Acquired: March 1763
Fate: Sold on 1 July 1784
General characteristics
Displacement: 83 tons
Length: 54 ft 6 in (16.61 m)
Beam: 19 ft 6 in (5.94 m)
Armament: Ten guns

HMS Meredith was a 10-gun sloop of the Royal Navy. She was purchased for Navy service in March 1763 and so far has been the only ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name Meredith.

She spent twenty one years in service, before being sold on 1 July 1784.

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