HMS Zebra (1777)

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Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
NameHMS Zebra
Ordered24 May 1776
BuilderJohn Barnard, Nova Scotia Yard, Ipswich
Laid downJuly 1776
Launched8 April 1777
CommissionedApril 1777
FateWrecked 18 October 1778
General characteristics
Tons burthen306 3594 bm
Length
  • 97 ft 0 in (29.6 m) (gundeck)
  • 79 ft 6 in (24.2 m) (keel)
Beam26 ft 11 in (8.2 m)
Depth of hold12 ft 10.5 in (3.92 m)
Complement125
Armament14 × 6-pounder guns

HMS Zebra was the first ship to bear the name in the British Navy. She was a 14 gun ship sloop of the Swan class, launched on 8 April 1777. She was abandoned and blown up after going aground on 22 October 1778 at Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey, during the American Revolutionary War after only one year in service.

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