HMS Hussar (1757)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Hussar.

History
Great Britain
Name:	HMS Hussar
Ordered:	18 April 1757
Builder:	Chatham Dockyard
Laid down:	3 May 1757
Launched:	23 July 1757
Completed:	17 August 1757
Commissioned:	July 1757
Fate:	Taken by the French off Cape Francois 23 May 1762
General characteristics
Class & type:	28-gun Coventry-class sixth-rate frigate
Tons burthen:	586 ​6⁄94 bm
Length:	118 ft 3 in (36.0 m) (gundeck) 97 ft 2.5 in (29.6 m) (keel)
Beam:	33 ft 8 in (10.3 m)
Depth of hold:	10 ft 5.5 in (3.19 m)
Sail plan:	Full-rigged ship
Complement:	200 officers and men
Armament:	28 guns comprising: Upperdeck: 24 × 9-pounder guns Quarterdeck: 4 × 3-pounder guns 12 × ½-pdr swivel guns

HMS Hussar was a 28-gun Coventry-class sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy.

Construction

The Hussar was one of five frigates of the class built of fir rather than oak. Fir was cheaper and more abundant than oak and permitted noticeably faster construction, but at a cost of a reduced lifespan; the four fir-built Coventry-class vessels that did not get captured lasted an average of only nine years before being struck off.

See also

• List of ships captured in the 18th century
• Glossary of nautical terms

References

• Robert Gardiner, The First Frigates, Conway Maritime Press, London 1992. ISBN 0-85177-601-9.
• David Lyon, The Sailing Navy List, Conway Maritime Press, London 1993. ISBN 0-85177-617-5.
• Rif Winfield, British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1714 to 1792, Seaforth Publishing, London 2007. ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6.