HMS Juno (1780)

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

Juno
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Juno
Ordered21 October 1778
BuilderRobert Batson & Co, Limehouse
Laid downDecember 1778
Launched30 September 1780
Completed14 December 1780
Honours and
awards		Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Schiermonnikoog 12 Augt. 1799"
FateBroken up in July 1811
General characteristics [1]
Class and type32-gun Amazon-class fifth-rate frigate
Tons burthen68929⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • 126 ft 6+1⁄2 in (38.6 m) (overall)
  • 104 ft 7+1⁄2 in (31.9 m) (keel)
Beam35 ft 2+1⁄4 in (10.7 m)
Draught8 ft (2.4 m)
Depth of hold12 ft 1+1⁄2 in (3.7 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement220
Armament
  • Upper deck: 26 × 12-pounder guns
  • QD: 4 × 6-pounder guns + 4 × 18-pounder carronades
  • Fc: 2 × 6-pounder guns + 2 × 18-pounder carronades

HMS Juno was a Royal Navy 32-gun Amazon-class fifth rate. This frigate served during the American War of Independence, and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.

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