HMS Griffin (1758)

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

Griffin was built to the same design as HMS Carysfort, (pictured)
History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Griffin
Ordered6 May 1757
BuilderMoody Janverin, Bursledon
Laid downJune 1757
Launched18 October 1758
Completed13 March 1759 at Portsmouth Dockyard
CommissionedOctober 1758
FateWrecked off Barbuda, 27 October 1761
General characteristics
Class and type28-gun Coventry-class sixth-rate frigate
Tons burthen598 52⁄94 bm
Length
  • 118 ft 4.5 in (36.1 m) (gundeck)
  • 97 ft 7 in (29.7 m) (keel)
Beam33 ft 11.5 in (10.4 m)
Depth of hold10 ft 6 in (3.20 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement200 officers and men
Armament
  • 28 guns comprising:
  • Upperdeck: 24 × 9-pounder guns
  • Quarterdeck: 4 × 3-pounder guns
  • 12 × ½-pdr swivel guns

HMS Griffin was a 28-gun Coventry-class sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy.