HMS Pelican (1777)
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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) |
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Beam | 32 ft 2 in (9.80 m) |
Draught |
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Depth of hold | 10 ft 3.5 in (3.137 m) |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Complement | 160 |
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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.