HMS Sibyl (1779)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Sibyl and HMS Garland.
HMS Sibyl was a 28-gun Enterprise-class sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. Sibyl was renamed HMS Garland in 1795.
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Name | HMS Sibyl |
Ordered | 24 July 1776 |
Builder | Henry Adams, Bucklers Hard |
Laid down | 10 December 1776 |
Launched | 2 January 1779 |
Completed | 13 March 1779 (at Portsmouth Dockyard) |
Commissioned | October 1778 |
Renamed | HMS Garland 1795 |
Fate | Wrecked 26 July 1798 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | 28-gun Enterprise-class sixth-rate frigate |
Tons burthen | 599 20⁄94 (bm) |
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Beam | 33 ft 7+1⁄2 in (10.2 m) |
Depth of hold | 11 ft 0 in (3.35 m) |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Complement | 200 officers and men |
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