HMS Selby (1798)
| History | |
|---|---|
| Great Britain | |
| Name | Selby |
| Namesake | Selby |
| Owner | Woodcock |
| Builder | Whitby |
| Launched | 1791 |
| Fate | Sold 1798 |
| Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Selby |
| Acquired | 1798 by purchase |
| Honours & awards | Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Capture of the Desiree" |
| Fate | Sold 1801 |
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Selby |
| Acquired | 1801 by purchase |
| Fate | Wrecked 1807 but last listed in 1810 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 348, or 354, or 363 bm |
| Length |
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| Beam | 29 ft 3+1⁄2 in (8.9 m) |
| Depth of hold | 12 ft 7+1⁄2 in (3.8 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Ship-sloop |
| Complement | 90 |
| Armament |
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HMS Selby was the mercantile Selby built in 1791 at Whitby. She was a North Sea and Baltic trader until the British Royal Navy purchased her in 1798. Selby's purchase was one of a number of purchases of armed ships or ship-sloops where the Navy's intent was to use them as convoy escorts. Selby was at the raid on Dunkirk, though she played no real role. The Navy sold her in 1801. She then returned to being a merchantman. She was probably wrecked in February 1807, but was still listed until 1810, trading between London and Jamaica.