HMS Scimitar

HMS Scimitar
Rating: Unrated

Class: Algiers - class polacre

Date of Commission: March, 1721

Current captain: Jonathan C. Hawke

Guns: 20

Crew: 250

Status: On active service

History
The vessel was a gift to the St George Squadron by Ibrahim Al'Sheik, the emissary of the bey of Algiers to the Caribbean. She was commissioned into active service bearing the name "Scimitar", which is a near-direct translation of her Arabic name "Saif al-Masloul", (literally 'drawn sword').