Pallas in three positions, by John Cleveley the Elder, 1769
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History | |
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Great Britain | |
Name | HMS Pallas |
Ordered | 13 July 1756 |
Builder | William Wells, Deptford |
Laid down | July 1756 |
Launched | 30 August 1757 |
Completed | 8 October 1757 at Deptford Dockyard |
Commissioned | August 1757 |
Fate | Burnt to avoid capture, 24 February 1783 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Venus-class fifth-rate frigate |
Tons burthen | 728 73⁄94 bm |
Length |
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Beam | 35 ft 10.75 in (10.9411 m) |
Depth of hold | 12 ft 4.5 in (3.772 m) |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Complement | 240 officers and men |
Armament |
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HMS Pallas was one of the three 36-gun Venus-class fifth-rate frigates of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1757 and initially served in Sir Edward Hawke's fleet blockading the coast of France where she fought at the Raid on Cherbourg and in the Battle of Bishops Court. She later served for a number of years in the Mediterranean Sea before moving to serve off the coast of Africa between 1774 and 1776 where she protected the isolated British colonies. In 1778 she joined the Newfoundland Station and participated in the attack on Saint Pierre and Miquelon. Pallas returned to the English Channel after this and assisted in destroying a French invasion force intended for the Channel Islands in 1779 before briefly serving on the Jamaica Station. In 1783 she was beached on São Jorge Island after she was found to be heavily leaking; she was burned there on 24 February.