HMS Syren (1782)

HMS Syren was a 32-gun Amazon-class fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. She served during the American War of Independence, the French Revolutionary, and Napoleonic Wars. Among her more famous midshipmen were the future Rear-Admiral Peter Puget, and John Pasco, Nelson's signal officer at the Battle of Trafalgar.

The Duke of York's Standard flown by Syren on his 1793 expedition to Flanders
For other ships with the same name, see HMS Syren.

History
Great Britain
NameHMS Syren
Ordered3 January 1781
BuilderJames Betts, Mistleythorn
Laid downFebruary 1781
Launched24 September 1782
CompletedBy 16 December 1782
FateBroken up in September 1822
General characteristics
Class and type32-gun Amazon-class fifth-rate frigate
Tons burthen6798⁄94 bm
Length
  • 126 ft (38 m) (gundeck)
  • 103 ft 10 in (31.65 m) (keel)
Beam35 ft 1.75 in (10.7125 m)
Depth of hold12 ft 2 in (3.71 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Crew220
Armament
  • Upper deck: 26 × 12-pounder guns
  • QD: 4 × 6-pounder guns + 4 × 18-pounder carronades
  • Fc: 2 × 6-pounder guns + 2 × 18-pounderr carronades

References
  • Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.


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