HMS Hussar (1757)
HMS Hussar was a 28-gun Coventry-class sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy.
 Hussar was built to the same design as HMS Carysfort, (pictured) | |
| History | |
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| Name: | HMS Hussar |
| Ordered: | 18 April 1757 |
| Builder: | Chatham Dockyard |
| Laid down: | 3 May 1757 |
| Launched: | 23 July 1757 |
| Completed: | 17 August 1757 |
| Commissioned: | July 1757 |
| Fate: | Taken by the French off Cape Francois 23 May 1762 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | 28-gun Coventry-class sixth-rate frigate |
| Tons burthen: | 586 6⁄94 bm |
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| Beam: | 33 ft 8 in (10.3 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 10 ft 5.5 in (3.19 m) |
| Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement: | 200 officers and men |
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Construction
The Hussar was one of five frigates of the class built of fir rather than oak. Fir was cheaper and more abundant than oak and permitted noticeably faster construction, but at a cost of a reduced lifespan; the four fir-built Coventry-class vessels that did not get captured lasted an average of only nine years before being struck off.
John Inglis served on the ship as a midshipman in 1758 at the beginning of his career, under his in-law, Captain John Elliot.
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.
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