HMS Lively (1794)

Lively
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Lively
Ordered14 February 1793
BuilderJohn Nowlan, Northam, Devon
Laid downApril 1793
Launched23 October 1794
Honours &
awards
FateWrecked, subsequently burnt 14 April 1798
General characteristics
Class & type32-gun Alcmene-class fifth-rate frigate
Tons burthen8058594 (bm)
Length
  • 135 ft 3 in (41.22 m) (overall)
  • 112 ft 5+14 in (34.3 m) (keel)
Beam36 ft 8+12 in (11.189 m)
Draught
  • Unladen: 9 ft 11 in (3.02 m)
  • Laden: 14 ft 0 in (4.27 m)
Depth of hold12 ft 6 in (3.81 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement241; 254 post-1796
Armament
  • Upper deck: 26 × 18-pounder guns
  • QD: 4 × 6-pounder guns + 4 × 24-pounder carronades
  • Fc: 2 × 6-pounder bow chasers + 2 × 24-pounder carronades

HMS Lively was a 32-gun fifth-rate Alcmene-class frigate of the British Royal Navy launched on 23 October 1794 at Northam. She took part in three actions – one a single-ship action, one a major battle, and one a cutting-out boat expedition – that would in 1847 qualify her crews for the issuance of the Naval General Service Medal. Lively was wrecked in 1798.