HMS Vestal (1757)

History
Great Britain
NameHMS Vestal
Ordered25 May 1756
BuilderJohn Barnard & John Turner, Harwich
Laid downJune 1756
Launched17 June 1757
Completed17 August 1757
CommissionedApril 1757
FateTaken to pieces at Deptford, June 1775
General characteristics
Class & typeSouthampton-class fifth-rate frigate
Tons burthen659 11⁄94 bm
Length
  • 124 ft 4 in (37.90 m) (gundeck)
  • 102 ft 1.5 in (31.13 m) (keel)
Beam34 ft 10 in (10.62 m)
Depth of hold12 ft 0 in (3.66 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement210 officers and men
Armament
  • 32 guns comprising:
  • Upperdeck: 26 × 12-pounder guns
  • Quarterdeck: 4 × 6-pounder guns
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6-pounder guns

HMS Vestal was one of the four 32-gun Southampton-class fifth-rate frigates of the Royal Navy. She was built at King's Yard in Harwich by John Barnard and launched in 1757. She was broken up in 1775.

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