Ship Record
HMS Cameleon (1777)
Learn about HMS Cameleon (1777), a Royal Navy Swan-class ship-sloop.
HMS Cameleon (1777) was a Royal Navy Swan-class ship-sloop.
Service History
HMS Cameleon served in the late eighteenth-century Royal Navy during the American Revolutionary War or the wars that followed, carrying out escort, patrol, dispatch, and small-warship duties.
Historical Significance
HMS Cameleon was part of the elegant and numerous Swan-class, which became a standard Royal Navy ship-sloop design of the period.