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Name | HMS Syren |
Ordered | 3 January 1781 |
Builder | James Betts, Mistleythorn |
Laid down | February 1781 |
Launched | 24 September 1782 |
Completed | By 16 December 1782 |
Fate | Broken up in September 1822 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | 32-gun Amazon-class fifth-rate frigate |
Tons burthen | 6798⁄94 bm |
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Beam | 35 ft 1.75 in (10.7125 m) |
Depth of hold | 12 ft 2 in (3.71 m) |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Crew | 220 |
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HMS Syren was a 32-gun Amazon-class fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. She served during the American War of Independence, the French Revolutionary, and Napoleonic Wars. Among her more famous midshipmen were the future Rear-Admiral Peter Puget, and John Pasco, Nelson's signal officer at the Battle of Trafalgar.
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References
[edit]- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.