HMS Perseverance (1781)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Perseverance.
HMS Perseverance was a 36-gun Perseverance-class frigate of the British Royal Navy. She served on the North American station until 1787, after which she returned to England, where she was refitted at Portsmouth. In 1789 Perseverance was sent to the East Indies; she returned to Portsmouth in 1793, when she was laid up before finishing her career there as a receiving ship. She was sold and broken up in May 1823.
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Perseverance | |
History | |
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Great Britain | |
Name | HMS Perseverance |
Ordered | 3 December 1779 |
Builder | John Randall & Co |
Cost | £11,544.15.2d |
Laid down | August 1780 |
Launched | 10 April 1781 |
Completed | 3 June 1781 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Perseverance |
Type | Fifth-rate frigate |
Tons burthen | 871 42⁄94 (bm) |
Length |
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Beam | 38 ft 0 in (11.58 m) |
Depth of hold | 13 ft 5 in (4.09 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Armament | 36 guns |
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