For other ships of the same name, see HMS Mermaid.
HMS Mermaid (1761) | |
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Career (Great Britain) | ![]() |
Name: | HMS Mermaid |
Ordered: | 24 April 1760 |
Builder: | Hugh Blaydes, Hull |
Laid down: | 27 May 1760 |
Launched: | 6 May 1761 |
Completed: | September 1761 |
Commissioned: | April 1761 |
Fate: | Driven ashore 8 July 1778 to avoid capture |
General characteristics | |
Class & type: | Mermaid-class frigate |
Displacement: | 613 85⁄94 (bm) |
Length: |
124 ft 0 in (37.80 m) (gundeck) 102 ft 8.25 in (31.2992 m) (keel) |
Beam: | 33 ft 6.375 in (10.22033 m) |
Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
Complement: | 200 officers and men |
Armament: |
28 guns comprising
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HMS Mermaid was a Mermaid-class sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. She was first commissioned in April 1761 under Captain George Watson.
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References[]
- Robert Gardiner, The First Frigates, Conway Maritime Press, London 1992. ISBN 0-85177-601-9.
- David Lyon, The Sailing Navy List, Conway Maritime Press, London 1993. ISBN 0-85177-617-5.
- Rif Winfield, British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1714 to 1792, Seaforth Publishing, London 2007. ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6.
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