HMS Meredith (1763)
| History | |
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| 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.
References
- 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. OCLC 67375475.
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