&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:MERMAID_1749_RMG_J6997.jpg) Mermaid
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| History | |
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| Name | HMS Mermaid |
| Ordered | 4 February 1748 |
| Builder | Henry Adams, Bucklers Hard |
| Laid down | 2 April 1748 |
| Launched | 22 May 1749 |
| Commissioned | June 1749 |
| Fate | Bilged and abandoned on 6 January 1760 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Sixth-rate post ship |
| Tons burthen | 533 tons |
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| Beam | 32 ft 2 in (9.80 m) |
| Depth of hold | 10 ft 2.5 in (3.112 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 160 |
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HMS Mermaid was a 24-gun sixth-rate post ship of the Royal Navy, built in 1748–49, which served in the Seven Years' War.