History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Zebra
Ordered	24 May 1776
Builder	John Barnard, Nova Scotia Yard, Ipswich
Laid down	July 1776
Launched	8 April 1777
Commissioned	April 1777
Fate	Wrecked 18 October 1778
General characteristics
Tons burthen	306 35⁄94 bm
Length	97 ft 0 in (29.6 m) (gundeck) 79 ft 6 in (24.2 m) (keel)
Beam	26 ft 11 in (8.2 m)
Depth of hold	12 ft 10.5 in (3.92 m)
Complement	125
Armament	14 x 6-pounder guns

HMS Zebra was the first ship to bear the name in the British Navy. She was a 14 gun ship sloop of the Swan class, launched on 8 April 1777. She was abandoned and blown up after going aground on 22 October 1778 at Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey, during the American Revolutionary War after only one year in service.

References

• Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
• Winfield, Rif, British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714-1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing, 2007. ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6.

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