Musquito-class floating battery

Class overview
Name	Musquito class
Operators	Royal Navy
Preceded by	Firm class
Succeeded by	Spanker class
Planned	2
Completed	2
Lost	1
Retired	1
General characteristics
Type	Floating battery
Tons burthen	30622⁄94 (bm)
Length	80 ft 0 in (24.4 m) (gundeck); 56 ft 2+1⁄2 in (17.1 m) (keel);
Beam	32 ft 0 in (9.8 m)
Depth of hold	7 ft 10 in (2.4 m)
Sail plan	Top-sail schooner
Complement	50
Armament	Upper deck:2 × 24-pounder guns; QD: 2 × 68-pounder carronades;

The Musquito class was a Royal Navy class of two 4-gun floating batteries built to a design by Admiral Sir Sidney Smith specifically to serve with his squadron in French coastal waters. Both were named and ordered under Admiralty Order 26 May 1794.

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