Thisbe at sea in a hurricane on 23 August 1798 |
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| Career (Great Britain) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Thisbe |
| Ordered: | 23 February 1782 |
| Builder: | Thomas King, Dover |
| Laid down: | September 1782 |
| Launched: | 25 November 1783 |
| Completed: | 19 April 1784 |
| Commissioned: | December 1787 |
| Fate: | Sold to be broken up, 9 August 1815 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Enterprise-class sixth-rate frigate |
| Tons burthen: | 596 57⁄94 (bm) |
| Length: | 120 ft 6 in (36.73 m) (gundeck) 99 ft 5 3⁄8 in (30.312 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 33 ft 7 in (10.24 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 11 ft 0 in (3.35 m) |
| Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement: | 200 officers and men |
| Armament: | Gundeck: 24 × 9-pounder guns QD: 4 × 6-pounder guns + 4 x 18-pounder carronades Fc: 2 x 18-pounder carronades |
HMS Thisbe was a 28-gun Enterprise-class sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. The Thisbe first was commissioned in December 1787 under the command of Captain George Robinson.
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