Editing Sloop-of-war (section)

==Notable sloops==
* Perhaps the most famous sloop was {{HMS|Resolution|1771|6}}, in which Captain [[James Cook]] made his second and third [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]] voyages. This was not a purpose-built naval sloop, but was a former merchant collier purchased by the Royal Navy and adapted for exploration purposes. Cook called ''Resolution'' "the ship of my choice", and "the fittest for service of any I have seen".
* {{USS|Independence|1776 sloop|6}}, a sloop of the [[Continental Navy]] which served on diplomatic missions to [[France]]. ''Independence'' was the first ship acquired by the [[Continental Congress]] for use during the [[American Revolutionary War]]. She captured two British prizes during her cruises to [[Europe]].
* In 1780, {{HMS|Vulture|1776|6}}, a {{sclass|Swan|ship-sloop|0}} sloop bearing 16 six-pounders and a crew of 99 seamen delivered Major [[John Andre]] to his meeting with General [[Benedict Arnold]], near [[Haverstraw, New York]], to finalise plans for Arnold's surrender of West Point to the British. After Andre's capture and the unmasking of the plot, Arnold fled to British lines, borne down the Hudson River aboard ''Vulture''.
* {{HMS|Beagle}}, a ''Cherokee''-class brig-sloop re-rigged as a three-masted [[barque]], is famous as the ship [[Charles Darwin]] sailed around the world in between 1831 and 1836.
* In 1804 [[Sir Samuel Hood, 1st Baronet|Commodore Sir Samuel Hood]], commissioned [[Diamond Rock]], a small island south of [[Fort-de-France]] in [[Martinique]], as HM Sloop-of-War ''Fort Diamond'', following his establishment of a fortified garrison on the rock.
[[File:Capture of the El Gamo.jpg|thumb|right|{{HMS|Speedy|1782|6}} captures a Spanish warship in 1801.]]
* In 1805, {{HMS|Pickle|1800|6}} (a [[Bermuda sloop]]) brought back news of the British victory at the [[Battle of Trafalgar]].
* In 1800 and 1801 [[Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald|Lord Cochrane]] commanded {{HMS|Speedy|1782|6}}, a brig-sloop of 14 guns, through a series of famous exploits in the [[Mediterranean]]. ''Speedy'' served as the inspiration for the fictional [[Jack Aubrey]]'s first command, ''Sophie''.
* {{USS|Eagle|1812|6}}, a United States Navy sloop-of-war which was captured by the British in [[Canada|Canadian]] waters. Later she was liberated by the U.S. Navy at the [[Battle of Lake Champlain]].
[[File:HMS Amethyst WWII IWM A 30156.jpg|thumb|right|{{HMS|Amethyst|U16|6}}, a British ''Black Swan''-class sloop became famous in the "[[Yangtse Incident]]" in 1949.]]
* In 1813, {{HMS|Racoon|1808|6}} was dispatched to [[Fort Astoria]] at the mouth of the [[Columbia River]] during the [[War of 1812]] to seize the post, which as it turned out had already been sold to the [[North-West Company]]; the fort was renamed by the ship's Captain Black as Fort George.
* {{USS|Wasp|1814|6}}, a U.S. Navy sloop which served with distinction during the [[War of 1812]]. She is responsible for sinking or capturing at least four [[United Kingdom|British]] warships and capturing several other merchant vessels. This within months of her commissioning and before her own sinking during a [[Caribbean]] storm in October 1814.
* In 1826, {{ship||Karteria|Greek warship|2}}, acting as a warship of the Navy of the 1st Hellenic Republic under the command of Capt [[Frank Abney Hastings]], was the first steam warship to see action. At the time the European armadas had no steam-warships.
* {{USS|Portsmouth|1843|6}}, a U.S. Navy sloop-of-war which served during the [[Mexican–American War]] in the [[California|California Campaign]]. She participated in combat during the [[Second Opium War]], specifically the [[Battle of the Pearl River Forts]]. Later she served in the [[American Civil War]], at the [[Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip]].
* In 1843, {{ship|Texan sloop-of-war|Austin||2}}, flagship of [[Edwin Ward Moore|Commodore Edwin Moore]], and vessel of the [[Second Texas Navy]], and was a participant in the [[naval Battle of Campeche]], which is the only historical example of a sail navy having defeated a steam navy.
* {{USS|Constellation|1854|6}}, an 1854 sloop which is currently a [[museum ship]]. It was the last all-sail warship designed and built by the U.S. Navy.
* {{USS|Kearsarge|1861|6}}, an 1861 steam sloop-of-war best known for defeating the Confederate [[commerce raider]] {{ship|CSS|Alabama}} in a duel off the coast of [[Cherbourg, France]] in June 1864.
* {{HMS|Egret|L75|6}}, a 1938 sloop which was the first ship ever to be sunk by a [[guided missile]], an event which occurred on 27 August 1943, when it was hit by a [[Henschel Hs 293]] [[glide bomb]] launched from a [[Dornier Do 217]].
* On 4  March 1942 [[HMAS Yarra (U77)|HMAS ''Yarra'']] sunk with the loss of 147 of 160 hands, while defending three ships under her protection from three Japanese cruisers and four destroyers. The actions of her crew are considered some of the bravest in the history of the [[Royal Australian Navy]].
* {{HMS|Starling|U66|6}}, commanded by Captain [[Frederic John Walker]], participated in the sinking of 14 [[U-boats]] between 1943 and 1944 as part of the [[2nd Escort Group (Royal Navy)|2nd Escort Group]].
* In 1949, {{HMS|Amethyst|U16|6}}, a ''Black Swan''-class sloop of the Royal Navy became involved in an international incident when she became trapped in the [[Yangtze River]] by [[People's Republic of China|Communist Chinese]] shore batteries. She made a famous escape on 30 July 1949, later turned into a feature film [[Yangtse Incident (1957 film)|''Yangtse Incident: The Story of HMS Amethyst'']].