HMS Pelican (1777)

Pelican
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Pelican
Ordered	24 July 1776
Awarded	6 August 1776
Builder	Adams & Barnard, Grove Street Shipyard, Deptford
Laid down	August 1776
Launched	24 April 1777
Commissioned	May 1777
Fate	Wrecked off Jamaica in August 1781
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	24-gun Porcupine-class sixth-rate post ship
Tons burthen	520 (bm)
Length	114 ft 5 in (34.87 m) (overall) 94 ft 6 in (28.80 m) (keel)
Beam	32 ft 2 in (9.80 m)
Draught	7 ft 9 in (2.36 m) 11 ft (3.4 m)
Depth of hold	10 ft 3+1⁄2 in (3.137 m)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	160
Armament	As built: Upper deck: 22 × 9-pounder guns Quarterdeck: 2 × 6-pounder guns

HMS Pelican was a 24-gun Porcupine-class sixth-rate post ship of the Royal Navy built in 1777 and wrecked in 1781.