HMS Pluto (1756)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Pluto.

History
NameNew Concord
OwnerM. Hutchinson
TypeMercantile
Kingdom of Great Britain
NameHMS Pluto
BuilderFitted at Deptford Dockyard
Cost£1,000 + £3,996.2.1d (fitting January–May 1757)
Acquired31 December 1756
Renamed17 March 1757
Commissioned23 March 1757
FateSold on 23 December 1762
General characteristics
TypeFireship
Tons burthen270+48⁄94 bm
Length
  • 86 ft 3 in (26.3 m) gundeck
  • 67 ft 10.375 in (20.7 m) keel for tonnage
Beam27 ft 4.5 in (8.3 m)
Depth of hold12 ft 4 in (3.8 m)
Complement45 (100 as sloop)
Armament
  • 8 × 6 lb (2.7 kg) guns (16 guns as sloop)
  • 8 × 0.5 lb (0.23 kg) swivel guns

HMS Pluto was an 8-gun fireship of the Royal Navy, originally built as the mercantile vessel New Concord. The Navy purchased her in December 1756 and fitted her for service during the Seven Years' War. She took part in the Raid on Rochefort and the Battle of Quiberon Bay before being sold in 1762.

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