HMS Latona
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | 1779 |
| Laid down: | October 1779 |
| Launched: | 13 March 1781 |
| Sailed: | April 1781 |
| Fate: | 1813 hulked, 1816 sold. |
| General Characteristics | |
| tons Burthen: | 944 |
| Length: | 141-3 feet |
| Beam: | 38-11 feet |
| Depth of Hold: | 13-6 feet |
| Propulsion: | Sail |
| Speed: | |
| Range: | |
| Complement: | 270– |
| Armament (as built): | UD: Twenty Eight 18lb guns; QD six 18lb carronades, eight 6lb guns FC four 18lb carronades two 6lbguns |
HMS Latona was a 38-gun, 18lb gun armed fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. She was designed by the senior surveyor Williams. In this era it was common for each surveyor to produce independent designs for new ship types, and this design was a counterpoint to Hunt’s HMS Minerva, and together the two draughts represent the prototype of the thirty eight gun, 18lb armed frigate.
[edit] References
Robert Gardiner, "The Heavy Frigate", Conway Maritime Press, London 1994.
