HMS Hussar (1784)

Capture of La Prevoyante and La Raison by Thetis and Hussar, by Thomas Whitcombe
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Hussar
Ordered26 March 1782
BuilderFabian, Clayton & Willson, Sandgate
Laid downJune 1782
Launched1 September 1784
Completed7 April 1785
CommissionedMay 1790
FateWrecked off Brittany 27 December 1796
General characteristics
Class & type28-gun Enterprise-class sixth-rate frigate
Tons burthen59679⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • 120 ft 6 in (36.7 m) (overall)
  • 99 ft 0 in (30.2 m) (keel)
Beam33 ft 8 in (10.3 m)
Depth of hold11 ft 0 in (3.4 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement200 officers and men
Armament
  • Upper deck: 24 × 9-pounder guns
  • QD: 4 × 6-pounder guns + 4 × 18-pounder carronades
  • Fc: 2 × 18-pounder carronades
  • 12 × swivel guns

HMS Hussar was a 28-gun Enterprise-class sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. Hussar was first commissioned in May 1790 under the command of Captain Eliab Harvey.

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