HMS Circe (1785)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Circe.
HMS Circe was a 28-gun Enterprise-class sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1785 but not completed or commissioned until 1790. She then served in the English Channel on the blockade of French ports before she was wrecked in 1803.
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Lower deck plan of Circe | |
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Great Britain | |
Name | HMS Circe |
Ordered | 6 March 1782 |
Builder | Henry Ladd, Dover |
Laid down | December 1782 |
Launched | 30 September 1785 |
Completed | 2 November 1790 |
Commissioned | September 1790 |
Honors and awards | Naval General Service Medal (NGSM) with clasp "Camperdown"[1] |
Fate | Wrecked 17 November 1803 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Enterprise-class sixth-rate frigate |
Tons burthen | 599 55⁄94 (bm) |
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Beam | 33 ft 7+3⁄4 in (10.255 m) |
Depth of hold | 11 ft 0 in (3.35 m) |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Complement | 200 officers and men |
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