HMS Mermaid (1749)

Mermaid
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Mermaid
Ordered4 February 1748
BuilderHenry Adams, Bucklers Hard
Laid down2 April 1748
Launched22 May 1749
CommissionedJune 1749
FateBilged and abandoned on 6 January 1760
General characteristics
Class & typeSixth-rate post ship
Tons burthen533 tons
Length
  • 114 ft 10.5 in (35.014 m) (overall)
  • 96 ft 10 in (29.51 m) (keel)
Beam32 ft 2 in (9.80 m)
Depth of hold10 ft 2.5 in (3.112 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement160
Armament
  • Upper deck: 22 × 9 pdrs
  • Quarter deck: 2 × 3 pdrs

HMS Mermaid was a 24-gun sixth-rate post ship of the Royal Navy, built in 1748–49, which served in the Seven Years' War.

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