Ship Record

HMS Fortune (1778)

Learn about HMS Fortune (1778), a Royal Navy Swan-class ship-sloop.

HMS Fortune (1778) was a Royal Navy Swan-class ship-sloop.

Service History

HMS Fortune 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 Fortune was part of the elegant and numerous Swan-class, which became a standard Royal Navy ship-sloop design of the period.

Quick Facts

Ship Name: HMS Fortune
Launch Year: 1778
Type: Sloop
Class: Swan-class ship-sloop
Rate: Unrated
Launched: 1778
Commissioned: 1778
Armament: 14 guns
Propulsion: Sail
Role: Ship-sloop
Notable for: Swan-class service
Fate: Captured by the French 26 April 1780
Status: Lost