HMS Iphigenia (1780)

History
Great Britain
NameHMS Iphigenia
Ordered21 October 1778
BuilderJames Betts, Mistleythorn
Laid downDecember 1778
Launched30 September 1780
Completed1781
Commissioned1782
Honours &
awards
Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Schiermonnikoog 12 Augt. 1799"
FateBroken up in July 1811
General characteristics as built
Class & type32-gun fifth-rate Amazon-class frigate (1773) frigate
Length
  • 126 ft 3 in (38.48 m) (gundeck)
  • 104 ft 1 in (31.72 m) (keel)
Beam35 ft 1.75 in (10.7125 m)
Draught
  • 8 ft 4 in (2.54 m) (forwards)
  • 13 ft 0 in (3.96 m) (aft)
Depth of hold12 ft 2 in (3.71 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement220
Armament
  • Upper deck: 26 × 12-pounder guns
  • QD: 4 × 6-pounder guns + 4 × 18-pounder carronades
  • Fc: 2 × 6-pounder guns + 2 × 18-pounder carronades

HMS Iphigenia was a 32–gun fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1781, and served barely 20 years when she was accidentally lost in a fire at Alexandria in 1801.