HMS ''Cygnet'' was a 14-gun

ship-sloop During the 18th and 19th centuries, a sloop-of-war was a warship of the Royal Navy with a single gun deck that carried up to 18 guns. The rating system of the Royal Navy covered all vessels with 20 or more guns; thus, the term encompassed all u ...

of the

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's , launched on 24 January 1776. She served during both the

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and the

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before being sold for disposal in 1802.

References

* * Winfield, Rif, ''British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714-1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates''. Seaforth Publishing, 2007. . {{DEFAULTSORT:Cygnet Cygnet (1776) 1776 ships Swan-class ship-sloops