HMS Hind (1749)

History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Hind
Ordered	26 September 1747
Builder	Chitty & Vernon, Chichester
Laid down	October 1747
Launched	29 November 1749
Completed	25 December 1749 to 20 August 1752 at Portsmouth Dockyard
Commissioned	July 1752
Decommissioned	November 1783
Fate	Sold 8 January 1784
General characteristics
Class and type	Sixth-rate frigate
Tons burthen	510 34⁄94 (bm)
Length	112 ft 10 in (34.39 m) (gundeck); 91 ft 10.75 in (28.0099 m) (keel);
Beam	32 ft 3.75 in (9.8489 m)
Depth of hold	11 ft 0 in (3.35 m)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	160 officers and men
Armament	Lower deck: 2 × 9-pounder guns (aft); Upper deck: 20 × 9-pounder guns; Quarterdeck: 2 × 3-pounder guns; 12 × swivel guns;

HMS Hind was a 24-gun sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy.

History

Great Britain
Name	HMS Hind
Ordered	26 September 1747
Builder	Chitty & Vernon, Chichester
Laid down	October 1747
Launched	29 November 1749
Completed	25 December 1749 to 20 August 1752 at Portsmouth Dockyard
Commissioned	July 1752
Decommissioned	November 1783
Fate	Sold 8 January 1784
General characteristics
Class and type	Sixth-rate frigate
Tons burthen	510 34⁄94 (bm)
Length	112 ft 10 in (34.39 m) (gundeck) 91 ft 10.75 in (28.0099 m) (keel)
Beam	32 ft 3.75 in (9.8489 m)
Depth of hold	11 ft 0 in (3.35 m)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	160 officers and men
Armament	Lower deck: 2 × 9-pounder guns (aft) Upper deck: 20 × 9-pounder guns Quarterdeck: 2 × 3-pounder guns 12 × swivel guns