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Nationality | Great Britain |
Nominal Guns | 32 |
Approved | 1760/04/24 |
Designer | |
Rate | Fifth Rate |
Type | Frigate |
Designed Crew | 220 |
Ships in Class | 2 |
Design Armament | Broadside Weight = 177.00 Imperial Pound ( 80.27 kg) | BWAS-1714 | |
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Upper Gun Deck | 26 x British 12-Pounder | ||
Upper Gun Deck | 12 x British 1/2-Pound Swivel | ||
Quarterdeck | 4 x British 6-Pounder | ||
Forecastle | 2 x British 6-Pounder |
Design Dimensions and Ship Information | ||||||||||
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Ordered | Shipyard | Launched | Out of service | Fate | Gundeck Length | Length of Keel | Breadth | Depth in hold | Burthen | |
As Designed | 130' 0" | 107' 0" | 35' 0" | 12' 6" | 701 35⁄94 | |||||
Orpheus (32) | 25.12.1770 | King's Yard - Harwich | 7.5.1773 | 15.8.1778 | Burnt to avoid capture | 130' 0" | 108' 2 ½" | 35' 1" | 12' 6" | 708 40⁄94 |
Diamond (32) | 25.12.1770 | Charlestown - Kingston upon Hull - The Humber | 28.5.1774 | 30.12.1784 | Sold | 130' 6" | 108' 5" | 35' 1" | 12' 6" | 709 76⁄94 |