HMS Thisbe (1783)

Thisbe at sea in a hurricane on 23 August 1798
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Thisbe
Ordered23 February 1782
BuilderThomas King, Dover
Laid downSeptember 1782
Launched25 November 1783
Completed19 April 1784
CommissionedDecember 1787
Honours &
awards		Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Egypt"
FateSold to be broken up, 9 August 1815
General characteristics
Class & typeEnterprise-class sixth-rate frigate
Tons burthen59657⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • 120 ft 6 in (36.73 m) (gundeck)
  • 99 ft 5+3⁄8 in (30.312 m) (keel)
Beam33 ft 7 in (10.24 m)
Depth of hold11 ft 0 in (3.35 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement200 officers and men
Armament
  • Gundeck: 24 × 9-pounder guns
  • QD: 4 × 6-pounder guns + 4 × 18-pounder carronades
  • Fc: 2 × 18-pounder carronades

HMS Thisbe was a 28-gun Enterprise-class sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy.

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