HMS Sandfly (1794)
| History | |
|---|---|
| Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Sandfly |
| Ordered | 3 February 1794 |
| Builder | Wells & Co, Deptford |
| Laid down | 1794 |
| Launched | 1794 |
| Completed | By 28 March 1795 |
| Honours & awards | Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Isle St. Marcou" |
| Fate | Broken up in 1803 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Musquito-class floating battery |
| Tons burthen | 3063⁄94 (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 32 ft 1+1⁄4 in (9.8 m) |
| Depth of hold | 7 ft 11⁄2 in (2.3 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Topsail schooner |
| Complement | 50 |
| Armament |
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HMS Sandfly was a Musquito-class floating battery of the Royal Navy. The two-vessel class was intended to defend the Îles Saint-Marcouf (Marcou) situated off the Normandy coast. During her brief career Sandfly shared in the capture of one privateer and participated in a battle that would earn her crew the Naval General Service Medal. The Peace of Amiens returned the islets to France in May 1802; Sandfly was paid off in June 1802 and broken up in 1803.