HMS Laurel (1779)

HMS Laurel was a 28-gun Enterprise-class sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. Laurel was first commissioned in October 1779 under the command of Captain Thomas Lloyd. She sailed for the Leeward Islands on 13 April 1780, but was wrecked on 11 October in the Great Hurricane of 1780 at Martinique. Lloyd, and all but 12 of his crew, died.[1]

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

History
Great Britain
Name: Laurel
Ordered: 30 April 1778
Builder: Thomas Raymond, Chapel, Southampton
Laid down: 3 June 1778
Launched: 27 October 1779
Completed: 4 January 1780 (at Portsmouth Dockyard)
Commissioned: October 1779
Fate: Wrecked at Martinique 10 October 1780
General characteristics
Class and type: 28-gun Enterprise-class sixth-rate frigate
Tons burthen: 601 ​70⁄94 (bm)
Length:
  • 120 ft 8 1⁄2 in (36.792 m) (overall)
  • 99 ft 6 3⁄4 in (30.347 m) (keel)
Beam: 33 ft 8 1⁄2 in (10.3 m)
Depth of hold: 11 ft (3.4 m)
Sail plan: Full-rigged ship
Complement: 200 officers and men
Armament:

Citations and references

Citations

  1. Lloyd's List №1228.

References

  • Robert Gardiner, The First Frigates, Conway Maritime Press, London 1992. ISBN 0-85177-601-9.
  • Hepper, David J. (1994) British Warship Losses in the Age of Sail, 1650–1859. (Rotherfield: Jean Boudriot). ISBN 0-948864-30-3
  • David Lyon, The Sailing Navy List, Conway Maritime Press, London 1993. ISBN 0-85177-617-5.
  • Winfield, Rif (2007). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714–1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 978-1844157006.


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