HMS Siren (1745)

History
NameHMS Siren
NamesakeSiren
Ordered27 August 1744
BuilderThomas Snelgrove, Limehouse
Laid downSeptember 1744
Launched3 September 1745
CommissionedNovember 1745
DecommissionedDecember 1763
FateSold, 26 January 1764
General characteristics
Type20-gun sixth-rate (1741 Establishment)
Tons burthen498 3694 tons bm
Length
  • 112 ft 2 in (34.19 m) (gundeck)
  • 93 ft 3 in (28.42 m) (keel)
Beam32 ft 1 in (9.78 m)
Depth of hold11 ft (3.4 m)
Complement140
Armament20 × 6-pounder guns

HMS Siren (most often referred to as Syren in contemporary records) was a sixth-rate post ship of the British Royal Navy, in commission between 1745 and 1763, seeing action during the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War.