HMS Juno (1757)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Juno.

HMS Juno
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Juno
Ordered	1 June 1756
Builder	William Alexander, Rotherhithe
Laid down	June 1756
Launched	29 September 1757
Completed	6 November 1757 at Deptford Dockyard
Commissioned	September 1757
Fate	Burnt to avoid capture and scuttled off Rhode Island, 5 August 1778
General characteristics
Class and type	Template:Sclass- fifth-rate frigate
Tons burthen	667 67⁄94 bm
Length	127 ft 10 in (38.96 m) (gundeck) 107 ft 0.125 in (32.61678 m) (keel)
Beam	34 ft 3 in (10.44 m)
Depth of hold	11 ft 10 in (3.61 m)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	210 officers and men
Armament	32 guns comprising Upperdeck: 26 × 12-pounder guns Quarterdeck: 4 × 6-pounder guns Forecastle: 2 × 6-pounder guns

HMS Juno was a 32-gun Richmond-class fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1757 and served throughout the American Revolutionary War until scuttled in 1778 to avoid capture.

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.