Battle between Lapwing and Décius. Watercolour by Antoine Roux.
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History | |
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Great Britain | |
Name | HMS Lapwing |
Ordered | 22 October 1782 |
Builder | Thomas King, Dover |
Laid down | February 1783 |
Launched | 21 September 1785 |
Completed | 1787 |
Commissioned | October 1790 |
Honours and awards | Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Lapwing 3 Decr. 1796"[1] |
Fate | Taken to pieces at Plymouth 31 May 1828 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | 28-gun Enterprise-class sixth-rate frigate |
Tons burthen | 59782⁄94 (bm) |
Length |
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Beam | 33 ft 8 in (10.3 m) |
Depth of hold | 11 ft 0+1⁄2 in (3.366 m) |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Complement | 200 officers and men |
Armament |
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HMS Lapwing was a 28-gun Enterprise-class sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy.