HMS Pelican (1777)
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Pelican.
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Pelican |
| Ordered: | 24 July 1776 |
| Awarded: | 6 August 1776 |
| Builder: | Adams & Barnard, Grove Street Shipyard, Deptford |
| Laid down: | August 1776 |
| Launched: | 24 April 1777 |
| Commissioned: | May 1777 |
| Fate: | Wrecked off Jamaica in August 1781 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | 24-gun Porcupine-class sixth-rate post ship |
| Tons burthen: | 520.1 long tons (528 t) |
| Length: | 114 ft 5 in (34.87 m) (overall) 94 ft 6 in (28.80 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 32 ft 2 in (9.80 m) |
| Draught: | 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m) 11 ft (3.4 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 10 ft 3.5 in (3.137 m) |
| Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement: | 160 |
| Armament: | As built:
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HMS Pelican was a 24-gun Porcupine-class sixth-rate post ship of the Royal Navy built in 1777 and wrecked in 1781.
Construction and commissioning
Porcupine cost £5,623.11.0d to build, plus £3,545.0.7d for fitting . She was commissioned under her first captain, Henry Lloyd, in May 1777.
References
- Winfield, Rif, British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714-1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing, 2007. ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6.
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