HMS Hussar (1757)

Hussar was built to the same design as HMS Carysfort, (pictured)
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Hussar
Ordered18 April 1757
BuilderChatham Dockyard
Laid down3 May 1757
Launched23 July 1757
Completed17 August 1757
CommissionedJuly 1757
FateTaken by the French off Cape Francois 23 May 1762
General characteristics
Class & type28-gun Coventry-class sixth-rate frigate
Tons burthen586 6⁄94 bm
Length
  • 118 ft 3 in (36.0 m) (gundeck)
  • 97 ft 2.5 in (29.6 m) (keel)
Beam33 ft 8 in (10.3 m)
Depth of hold10 ft 5.5 in (3.19 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement200 officers and men
Armament
  • 28 guns comprising:
  • Upperdeck: 24 × 9-pounder guns
  • Quarterdeck: 4 × 3-pounder guns
  • 12 × ½-pdr swivel guns

HMS Hussar was a 28-gun Coventry-class sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy.

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