HMS Pallas (1757)

For other ships of the same name, see HMS Pallas.

Career (Great Britain)
Name:	HMS Pallas
Ordered:	13 July 1756
Builder:	William Wells, Deptford
Laid down:	July 1756
Launched:	30 August 1757
Completed:	8 October 1757 at Deptford Dockyard
Commissioned:	August 1757
Fate:	Run ashore in the Azores to avoid foundering, 12 February 1783, and burnt 12 days later.
General characteristics
Class and type:	Venus-class fifth-rate frigate
Tons burthen:	728 73⁄94 bm
Length:	128 ft 4 in (39.12 m) (gundeck) 106 ft 4 in (32.41 m) (keel)
Beam:	35 ft 10.75 in (10.9411 m)
Depth of hold:	12 ft 4.5 in (3.772 m)
Sail plan:	Full-rigged ship
Complement:	240 officers and men
Armament:	36 guns comprising: Upperdeck: 26 × 12-pounder guns Quarterdeck: 8 × 6-pounder guns Forecastle: 2 × 6-pounder guns

HMS Pallas was one of the three 36-gun Venus-class fifth-rate frigates of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1757 and served until her loss in 1783.

References

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.

Venus-class frigates

Pallas · Venus · Brilliant

Preceded by: Richmond class · Followed by: Niger class See List of frigate classes of the Royal Navy