HMS Menelaus (1810)

HMS Menelaus (in centre) by William Innes Pocock R.N.
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Menelaus
NamesakeMenelaus
Ordered28 September 1808
BuilderPlymouth Dockyard
Laid downNovember 1808
Launched17 April 1810
Completed21 June 1810
FateSold to be broken up, 10 May 1897
General characteristics
Class & typeLively-class frigate
Tons burthen1,071 51⁄94 bm
Length154 ft (47 m)
Beam39 ft 5 in (12.01 m)
Draught13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
PropulsionSail
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement284
Armament
  • As ordered:
  • UD: 28 ×  18-pounder guns
  • QD: 2 ×  9-pounder guns + 12 ×  32-pounder carronades
  • FC: 2 ×  9-pounder guns + 2 ×  32-pounder carronades

HMS Menelaus was a Royal Navy 38-gun fifth rate frigate, launched in 1810 at Plymouth.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.