| History | |
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| Name | HMS Firm |
| Ordered | 11 August 1756 |
| Builder | Perry, Blackwall Yard |
| Launched | 15 January 1759 |
| Fate | Sold out of the service, 1791 |
| Notes | Harbour service from 1784 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | Edgar-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1297 tons |
| Length | 154 ft (47 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 43 ft 6 in (13.26 m) |
| Depth of hold | 18 ft 4 in (5.59 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament |
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HMS Firm was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 15 January 1759 at Blackwall Yard, London.[1]
Her carpenter from 1775 was James Wallis, who had previously served aboard HMS Resolution with Captain James Cook on his second voyage to the Pacific.[2]
She was on harbour service from 1784, and was broken up in 1791.[1]