HMS Stag (1758)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Stag.
HMS Stag was a 32-gun Niger-class fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy, and was the first Royal Navy ship to bear this name. She was ordered during the Seven Years' War, and saw service during that conflict and also during the American War of Independence.
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The HMS Alarm, a sister ship of HMS Stag, in 1758 | |
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Name | HMS Stag |
Ordered | 19 September 1757 |
Builder | Thomas Stanton, Rotherhithe |
Laid down | 26 September 1758 |
Launched | 4 September 1758 |
Commissioned | October 1758 |
Fate | Broken up July 1783 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Niger-class fifth-rate frigate |
Tons burthen | 706 63⁄94 (bm) |
Length | 125 ft (38.1 m) |
Beam | 35 ft 2 in (10.7 m) |
Depth of hold | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Complement | 220 |
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