HMS Medea (1778)
Plan of Medea dated 1778 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Medea |
| Ordered | 14 May 1776 |
| Builder | James Martin Hillhouse, Bristol |
| Laid down | June 1776 |
| Launched | 28 April 1778 |
| Completed | 15 September 1778 (at Plymouth Dockyard) |
| Commissioned | May 1778 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap in 1805 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | 28-gun Enterprise-class sixth-rate frigate |
| Tons burthen | 604 77⁄94 (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 33 ft 10 in (10.3 m) |
| Depth of hold | 11 ft 0+1⁄2 in (3.366 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 200 officers and men |
| Armament |
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HMS Medea was a 28-gun Enterprise-class sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. Medea was first commissioned in May 1778 under the command of Captain William Cornwallis. She was sold for breaking up in 1805.