HMS Hydra (1797)
The action Between HMS Hydra and the Furet, 27 February 1806 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Hydra |
| Operator | Royal Navy |
| Ordered | 30 April 1795 |
| Builder | William Cleverley, Gravesend |
| Laid down | November 1795 |
| Launched | 13 March 1797 |
| Commissioned | 25 June 1797 after fitting out at Woolwich Dockyard |
| In service | 1797 |
| Out of service | 1817 |
| Fate | Sold 13 January 1820. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Fifth-rate |
| Tons burthen | 1,02459⁄94 (bm) |
| Length | 148 ft 3 in (45.2 m) |
| Beam | 39 ft 6+1⁄2 in (12.1 m) |
| Depth of hold | 12 ft 8 in (3.9 m) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Complement | 284 (raised later to 315) |
| Armament |
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HMS Hydra launched in 1797 was a fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. From 1813 to 1817 she served as a troopship. She was sold in 1820.
She was built to the design of the captured French frigate Melpomene (taken in 1794).