HMS Thetis (1782)

Capture of La Prevoyante and La Raison by Thetis and Hussar, by Thomas Whitcombe
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Thetis
Ordered1781
BuilderRotherhithe
Laid downDecember 1781
Launched23 September 1782
CommissionedNovember 1782
Honours &
awards
FateSold 9 June 1814
General characteristics
Class & type38-gun Minerve-class fifth-rate frigate
Tons burthen954 (bm)
Length141 ft 6 in (43.13 m)
Beam39 ft 2 in (11.94 m)
Depth of hold13 ft 8 in (4.17 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement280
Armament
  • Upper deck: 28 × 18-pounder guns
  • QD: 8 × 9-pounder guns + 6 × 18-pounder carronades
  • Fc: 2 × 9-pounder guns + 4 × 18-pounder carronades

HMS Thetis was a 38-gun fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy launched in 1782.

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