HMS Lively (1794)
UK sailing frigate 1794–1798 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Lively.
HMS Lively was a 32-gun fifth-rate Alcmene-class frigate of the British Royal Navy launched on 23 October 1794 at Northam. She took part in three actions – one a single-ship action, one a major battle, and one a cutting-out boat expedition – that would in 1847 qualify her crews for the issuance of the Naval General Service Medal. Lively was wrecked in 1798.
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Name | HMS Lively |
Ordered | 14 February 1793 |
Builder | John Nowlan, Northam, Devon |
Laid down | April 1793 |
Launched | 23 October 1794 |
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Fate | Wrecked, subsequently burnt 14 April 1798 |
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Class and type | 32-gun Alcmene-class fifth-rate frigate |
Tons burthen | 80585⁄94 (bm) |
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Beam | 36 ft 8+1⁄2 in (11.189 m) |
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Depth of hold | 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Complement | 241; 254 post-1796 |
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