sloop-of-war

C5148
concept

A sloop-of-war is a small, fast, and lightly armed warship, typically with a single gun deck, used historically for escort, patrol, and communication duties.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
sloop-of-war canonical 20
screw sloop-of-war 5
brig-sloop 3

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: sloop-of-war
Generated description
A sloop-of-war is a small, fast, and lightly armed warship, typically with a single gun deck, used historically for escort, patrol, and communication duties.

Instances (33)

Instance Via concept surface
USS Adams —
USS Ranger —
HMS Diana ran aground and was destroyed
surface form: HMS Diana
—
USS Wasp —
HMS Queen Charlotte —
USS Preble —
HMS Challenger (1806) —
HMS Adventure —
USS Gloucester Spanish–American War naval vessel
Vostok (ship) —
USS Kearsarge screw sloop-of-war
USS Hornet —
HMS Peacock brig-sloop
CSS Florida screw sloop-of-war
Duke (privateering ship) privateering ship
Duke privateering ship
Duchess privateering ship
USS Hartford screw sloop-of-war
HMS Kingfisher —
HMS Epervier —
HMS Attack brig-sloop
HMS Reindeer —
USS Plymouth —
HMS Sophie brig-sloop
USS Portsmouth —
HMS Discovery (George Vancouver’s flagship) —
USS Lancaster screw sloop-of-war
HMS Discovery, third voyage of James Cook
surface form: HMS Discovery (Cook's third voyage)
—
USS Richmond —
USS Lackawanna screw sloop-of-war
HMS Swallow Royal Navy sloop
USS Constellation (Baltimore) —
USS Levant —