HMS Coventry (1757)
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | 1756 |
| Laid down: | May 1756 at Adams, Beaulieu. |
| Launched: | 30 May 1757 |
| Fate: | Taken 1783 |
| General Characteristics | |
| Tons Burthen: | 587 |
| Length: | 118-4 feet |
| Beam: | 33-8 feet |
| Depth of Hold: | 10-6 feet |
| Propulsion: | Sail |
| Speed: | |
| Range: | |
| Complement: | 200– |
| Armament (as built): | UD: Twenty four 9lb guns; QD: four 3lb guns FC: Nil. 12 Swivels. |
HMS Coventry was a 28-gun, Frigate of the Royal Navy. The ship was designed by Sir Thomas Slade “to the draught of the ‘’Tartar’’ with such alterations withinboard as may be judged necessary”. Making her a further development of the *’’Lyme’’. A further eight ships were built to the draught of the ‘’Coventry’’ between 1756 and 1758.
The ship was taken in 1783.
[edit] See also
'See HMS Coventry for other ships to bear the name.
list of frigate classes of the Royal Navy
[edit] References
David Lyon, "The Sailing Navy List", Brasseys Publications, London 1993. http://www.cronab.demon.co.uk/A4.HTM
