HMS Panther (1778)

HMS Panther was a 14-gun sloop of war of the Royal Navy, launched in 1778 in India.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Panther.

History
UK
Name: HMS Panther
Builder: Bombay Dockyard
Launched: 1778
Fate: Sold in 1814
General characteristics
Type: Sloop
Tons burthen: 181 tons
Length: 82 ft (25 m)
Beam: 21 ft (6.4 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: Full-rigged ship
Armament: 14 guns

Panther participated in the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War at the Capture of Sint Eustatius, in the West Indies, where it was sent as part of a three ship fleet, under the command of Admiral Reynolds in pursuit of a Dutch convey, escorted by Admiral Krull, that had left Eustatius the day before the arrival of the British.[1]

She served during the Siege of Negapatam in 1781. On 22 July 1782, she captured the French cutter Le Pigmy, in conjunction with HMS Crown. Converted to a survey vessel, she sailed to survey the Torres Strait and south east coast of New Guinea in 1792 under the command of Lieutenant John McCluer, with the tender Endeavour.

Panther appears to have been sold in 1814.[2]

References
  1. Clarke, 1799, pp. 248–249
  2. Lind, 1988

Sources
  • Clarke, James Stanier; Jones, Stephen; John, Jones, eds. (1799). The Naval Chronicle. III. London: J. Gold.
  • Lind, L. J. (Lewis James) (1988). Fair winds to Australia : 200 years of sail on the Australia station. Reed. ISBN 978-0-7301-0216-8.
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