HMS Lizard (1757)
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Lizard.
| Career (Great Britain) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Lizard |
| Ordered: | 13 April 1756 |
| Builder: | Henry Bird, Globe Stairs, Rotherhithe |
| Laid down: | 5 May 1756 |
| Launched: | 7 April 1757 |
| Completed: | 1 June 1757 at Deptford Dockyard |
| Commissioned: | March 1757 |
| Fate: |
Hulked as a hospital ship, 1800 Sold, 1828 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | 28-gun Coventry-class sixth-rate frigate |
| Tons burthen: | 59487⁄94 (bm) |
| Length: | 118 ft 8 1⁄2 in (36.2 m) (gundeck) 97 ft 2 3⁄4 in (29.6 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 33 ft 11 in (10.3 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) |
| Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement: | 200 officers and men |
| Armament: | 28 guns comprising:
|
HMS Lizard was a 28-gun Coventry-class sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy.
On 24 January 1782 she captured the French 16-gun cutter Espion.
The ship served in North America and the West Indies[1]
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.
- Winfield, Rif (2007). British Warships of the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 1-86176-246-1.
| ||||||||||||||||||||||