HMS Pluto (1756)
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | New Concord |
| Owner | M. Hutchinson |
| Type | Mercantile |
 Kingdom of Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Pluto |
| Builder | Fitted at Deptford Dockyard |
| Cost | £1,000 + £3,996.2.1d (fitting January–May 1757) |
| Acquired | 31 December 1756 |
| Renamed | 17 March 1757 |
| Commissioned | 23 March 1757 |
| Fate | Sold on 23 December 1762 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Fireship |
| Tons burthen | 270+48⁄94 bm |
| Length |
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| Beam | 27 ft 4.5 in (8.3 m) |
| Depth of hold | 12 ft 4 in (3.8 m) |
| Complement | 45 (100 as sloop) |
| Armament |
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HMS Pluto was an 8-gun fireship of the Royal Navy, originally built as the mercantile vessel New Concord.[1] The Navy purchased her in December 1756 and fitted her for service during the Seven Years' War. She took part in the Raid on Rochefort and the Battle of Quiberon Bay before being sold in 1762.[1]
New Concord was purchased on 31 December 1756 from a Mr. Hutchinson for £1,000 (equivalent to £187,877 in 2023).[1] She measured 86 feet 3 inches (26.3 m) on the gundeck and 67 feet 10.375 inches (20.7 m) along the keel for tonnage, with a beam of 27 feet 4.5 inches (8.3 m) and a depth of hold of 12 feet 4 inches (3.8 m). Her burthen was 270+48⁄94 tons Builder's Measurement.[1] She was fitted out as a fireship at Deptford Dockyard between January and May 1757 at a cost of £3,996 (equivalent to £676,937 in 2023).[1] She was initially armed with eight 6-pounder guns, which were increased to sixteen when fitted as a sloop, along with eight half-pounder swivel guns. [1][2] Her complement was about 45 men, increasing to 100 when fitted as a sloop.[1][2]
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