HMS Orpheus (1780)

History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Orpheus
Ordered	2 October 1778
Builder	Adams & Barnard, Deptford
Laid down	7 July 1779
Launched	3 June 1780
Completed	By 15 July 1780
Fate	Wrecked on 23 January 1807
General characteristics
Class & type	32-gun fifth-rate Amazon-class frigate (1773) frigate
Tons burthen	68866⁄94 (bm)
Length	126 ft 4 in (38.5 m) (overall); 104 ft 8 in (31.9 m) (keel);
Beam	35 ft 2+1⁄4 in (10.7 m)
Depth of hold	12 ft (3.7 m)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	220
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 Orpheus was a 32–gun fifth rate frigate of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1780, and served for more than a quarter of a century, before she was wrecked in 1807.

History

Great Britain
Name	HMS Orpheus
Ordered	2 October 1778
Builder	Adams & Barnard, Deptford
Laid down	7 July 1779
Launched	3 June 1780
Completed	By 15 July 1780
Fate	Wrecked on 23 January 1807
General characteristics
Class & type	32-gun fifth-rate Amazon-class frigate (1773) frigate
Tons burthen	68866⁄94 (bm)
Length	126 ft 4 in (38.5 m) (overall) 104 ft 8 in (31.9 m) (keel)
Beam	35 ft 2+1⁄4 in (10.7 m)
Depth of hold	12 ft (3.7 m)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	220
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