HMS Placentia (1789)
Sloop of the Royal Navy
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HMS Placentia was the name-ship of her two vessel class, with both vessels being launched in 1789. John Henslow designed the small sloops for coastal patrol duties off Newfoundland. She was wrecked in 1794.
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NameHMS Placentia
OrderedMay 1789
BuilderJeffrey & Start, Newfoundland
Launched1789
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Placentia |
| Ordered | May 1789 |
| Builder | Jeffrey & Start, Newfoundland |
| Launched | 1789 |
| Fate | Wrecked May 1794 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class & type | Placentia-class sloop |
| Tons burthen | 4233⁄94 (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 15 ft 0 in (4.6 m) |
| Depth of hold | 8 ft 4 in (2.5 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Sloop |
| Complement | 30 |
| Armament | 4 x ½-pounder swivel guns |
Career
Lieutenant Peter Halkett commissioned her in October 1789. He was followed in 1790 by Lieutenant Caither, who was followed in 1791 by Lieutenant Charles Herbert.[2]
Herbert's successor, in 1792, was Lieutenant John Tucker. Placentia was rated as an armed sloop, and then as an armed ship. In 1794 Lieutenant Alexander Shippard (or Sheppard) assumed command.[1]