HMS Kangaroo (1795)
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| Name: | HMS Kangaroo |
| Ordered: | 13 July 1795 |
| Builder: | John and William Wells, Deptford |
| Laid down: | July 1795 |
| Launched: | 30 September 1795 |
| Commissioned: | October 1795 |
| Fate: | Sold to be broken up, February 1802 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Diligence-class brig-sloop |
| Type: | 18-gun brig-sloop |
| Tons burthen: | 318 20⁄94 (bm) |
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| Beam: | 28 ft 2 1⁄2 in (8.6 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 12 ft 0 in (3.7 m) |
| Sail plan: | brig |
| Complement: | 121 |
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HMS Kangaroo was British Royal Navy 18-gun brig-sloop of the Diligence class, launched in 1795 at Rotherhithe, England. She served in Home Waters and the Mediterranean until she was sold in 1802.
In October 1795 she was commissioned under Commander Courtenay Boyle. Kangaroo shared in the capture on 10 May 1796, of Marie, which Kingsfisher had captured.
In February 1797 at Plymouth she detained St Croix, from St Croix. St Croix was formerly the Cadiz Packet, of Belfast. On the evening of 9 April, Kangaroo captured the French privateer cutter Sophie, some two leagues SE of The Lizard. Sophie, of fourteen 4-pounder guns (eight of which she had thrown overboard during the chase), and 40 men, was two days into her maiden cruise from Brest and had made no captures. That month Kangaroo sailed from Plymouth as escort to the transport Boyne.
On 3 July Kangaroo captured some 17 leagues off Cadiz the lugger Purissima Concepcione, which had on board an officer and nine men, and which was searching for a brig from Havana to deliver some dispatches to her. Then on the 22nd, Kangaroo captured the French privateer lugger Surprise, of 48 tons (bm), eight guns, and 47 men. Surprise was eight days out of Crosic at the entrance to the Loire, but had made no captures. Also in July Kangaroo recaptured Macaroni. On 30 June Boyle received promotion to post captain and Commander Edward Brace replaced Boyle, but not until Kangaroo returned to port after capturing the Surprise.
In September, Kangaroo recaptured and sent into Cork Jenny, M'Iver, master, which a privateer had captured as Jenny was sailing from Cork to Lisbon.
On 28 September, Kangaroo, Cerberus, and Diana recaptured Graaf Bernstorff and captured San Norberto.Graff Bernstorff was carrying a cargo of iron and grain from St. Michael's to Lisbon when she was captured. San Norberta was a Spanish privateer armed with four carriage guns plus some swivels, and had a crew of 42 men.
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