HMS Syren (1782)
For other ships with the same name, see HMS Syren.
| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name: | HMS Syren |
| Ordered: | 3 January 1781 |
| Builder: | James Betts, Mistleythorn |
| Laid down: | February 1781 |
| Launched: | 24 September 1782 |
| Completed: | By 16 December 1782 |
| Fate: | Broken up in September 1822 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | 32-gun Amazon-class fifth rate frigate |
| Tons burthen: | 679 8/94 bm |
| Length: |
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| Beam: | 35 ft 1.75 in (10.7125 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 12 ft 2 in (3.71 m) |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Crew: | 220 |
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HMS Syren was a 32-gun Amazon-class fifth rate frigate of the Royal Navy. She served during the American War of Independence, and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Among her more famous midshipmen were the future Rear-Admiral Peter Puget, and John Pasco, Nelson's signal officer at the Battle of Trafalgar.
References
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.
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