HMS Scourge (1794)
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NameHMS Scourge
AcquiredBy purchase (Admiralty Order 3 February 1794)
FateBroken up September 1803
TypeHoy
| History | |
|---|---|
 Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Scourge |
| Acquired | By purchase (Admiralty Order 3 February 1794) |
| Fate | Broken up September 1803 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type | Hoy |
| Tons burthen | 67 (bm) |
| Length |
|
| Beam | 14 ft 8 in (4.5 m) |
| Depth of hold | 6 ft 7 in (2.0 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | sloop |
| Complement | 30 |
| Armament | 1 × 24-pounder gun + 3 × 32-pounder carronades |
HMS Scourge was a 4-gun gun-vessel, formerly a Dutch hoy, purchased in February 1794. She was fitted out at Deptford between April and 12 May, and commissioned under Lieutenant John Store.[1] His replacement, in August 1795, was Lieutenant John Wolfe, who was succeeded in the next month by Lieutenant Robert Watherston. A little over a year later, in October 1796, Lieutenant Francis M'Ghie took command. In March of the next year Lieutenant Charles Randle replaced him.
