HMS Termagant (1796)

History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Termagant
Ordered	24 January 1795
Builder	John Dudman, Deptford
Laid down	May 1795
Launched	23 April 1796
Honours and; awards	Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Egypt"
Fate	Sold for breaking up on 3 February 1819
General characteristics
Class and type	18-gun Bittern-class sloop (as designed); Re-classed as 20-gun sixth rate in late 1811;
Tons burthen	4273⁄94 (bm)
Length	110 ft 2 in (33.58 m) (gundeck); 90 ft 8+1⁄2 in (27.648 m) (keel);
Beam	29 ft 9 in (9.07 m)
Depth of hold	8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	121
Armament	As built; Gundeck: 18 × 6-pounder guns; QD: 6 × 12-pounder carronades; Fc: 2 × 12-pounder carronades; After rearmament; Gundeck: 18 × 32-pounder carronades; QD: 6 × 12-pounder carronades; Fc: 2 × 12-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder guns;

HMS Termagant was an 18-gun sloop of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1796 and sold in 1819.

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