| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name | HMS Siren |
| Namesake | Siren |
| Ordered | 27 August 1744[1] |
| Builder | Thomas Snelgrove, Limehouse |
| Laid down | September 1744[1] |
| Launched | 3 September 1745[1] |
| Commissioned | November 1745 |
| Decommissioned | December 1763 |
| Fate | Sold, 26 January 1764 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | 20-gun sixth-rate (1741 Establishment) |
| Tons burthen | 498 36⁄94 tons bm |
| Length |
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| Beam | 32 ft 1 in (9.78 m)[2] |
| Depth of hold | 11 ft (3.4 m)[2] |
| Complement | 140 |
| Armament | 20 × 6-pounder guns |
HMS Siren (most often referred to as Syren in contemporary records) was a sixth-rate post ship of the British Royal Navy, in commission between 1745 and 1763, seeing action during the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War.
- ^ a b c Winfield, Rif. British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714-1792.
- ^ a b c "NMM, vessel ID 377101" (PDF). Warship Histories, vol x. National Maritime Museum. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2012.