HMS Cerberus (1758)

Cerberus
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Cerberus
Ordered6 May 1757
BuilderPleasant Fenn, East Cowes
Laid down13 June 1757
Launched5 September 1758
Completed11 November 1758 at Portsmouth Dockyard
DecommissionedMay 1758
FateAbandoned and burnt to prevent capture at Rhode Island on 5 August 1778
General characteristics
Class & type28-gun Coventry-class sixth-rate frigate
Tons burthen593 14/94 bm
Length
  • 118 ft 7.5 in (36.157 m) (gundeck)
  • 97 ft 2.125 in (29.61958 m) (keel)
Beam33 ft 10.5 in (10.325 m)
Depth of hold10 ft 6 in (3.20 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement200
Armament
  • Upper deck: 24 × 9-pounder guns
  • Quarterdeck: 4 × 3-pounder guns
  • 12 × ½-pdr swivels

HMS Cerberus was a 28 gun sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy.

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