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HMS Hussar (1757)

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Hussar was built to the same design as HMS Carysfort, (pictured)
History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat 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 and type28-gun Coventry-class sixth-rate frigate
Tons burthen586 694 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.

Construction

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The Hussar was one of five frigates of the class built of fir rather than oak. Fir was cheaper and more abundant than oak and permitted noticeably faster construction, but at a cost of a reduced lifespan; the four fir-built Coventry-class vessels that did not get captured lasted an average of only nine years before being struck off.

John Inglis served on the ship as a midshipman in 1758 at the beginning of his career, under his in-law, Captain John Elliot.

See also

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References

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  • 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.