Seringapatam-class frigate

HMS Seringapatam at anchor in Valletta Harbour between 1824 and 1827
Class overview
NameSeringapatam
Operators Royal Navy
Subclasses
  • Druid
  • Andromeda
Completed7 (plus 2 completed as steam/screw frigates)
Cancelled17 (several after launching)
General characteristics
TypeFifth-rate frigate
Tons burthen1148, or 1152 (bm)
Length
  • 157 ft 6 in (48.0 m) (gundeck)
  • 132 ft 1+1⁄2 in (40.3 m) (keel)
Beam40 ft 5 in (12.3 m)
Depth of hold13 ft 6 in (4.1 m)
PropulsionSail
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement315
Armament
  • Upper deck: 28 × 18-pounder guns
  • Fc: 2 × 9-pounder guns + 2 × 32-pounder carronades
  • QD: 14 × 32-pounder carronades

The Seringapatam-class frigates, were a class of British Royal Navy 46-gun sailing frigates.

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