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| History | |
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| Name | HMS Cerberus |
| Ordered | 6 May 1757 |
| Builder | Pleasant Fenn, East Cowes |
| Laid down | 13 June 1757 |
| Launched | 5 September 1758 |
| Completed | 11 November 1758 at Portsmouth Dockyard |
| Decommissioned | May 1758 |
| Fate | Abandoned and burnt to prevent capture at Rhode Island on 5 August 1778 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | 28-gun Coventry-class sixth-rate frigate |
| Tons burthen | 593 14/94 bm |
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| Beam | 33 ft 10.5 in (10.325 m) |
| Depth of hold | 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 200 |
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HMS Cerberus was a 28 gun sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy.