HMS Juno (1757)

HMS Juno was a 32-gun Richmond-class fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1757 and served throughout the American Revolutionary War until scuttled in 1778 to avoid capture.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Juno.
HMS Juno
History
Great Britain
Name: HMS Juno
Ordered: 1 June 1756
Builder: William Alexander, Rotherhithe
Laid down: June 1756
Launched: 29 September 1757
Completed: 6 November 1757 at Deptford Dockyard
Commissioned: September 1757
Fate: Burnt to avoid capture and scuttled off Rhode Island, 5 August 1778
General characteristics
Class and type: Richmond-class fifth-rate frigate
Tons burthen: 667 ​67⁄94 bm
Length:
  • 127 ft 10 in (38.96 m) (gundeck)
  • 107 ft 0.125 in (32.61678 m) (keel)
Beam: 34 ft 3 in (10.44 m)
Depth of hold: 11 ft 10 in (3.61 m)
Sail plan: Full-rigged ship
Complement: 210 officers and men
Armament:
  • 32 guns comprising
  • Upperdeck: 26 × 12-pounder guns
  • Quarterdeck: 4 × 6-pounder guns
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6-pounder guns

References
    • Robert Gardiner, The First Frigates, Conway Maritime Press, London 1992. ISBN 0-85177-601-9.
    • David Lyon, The Sailing Navy List, Conway Maritime Press, London 1993. ISBN 0-85177-617-5.
    • Rif Winfield, British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1714 to 1792, Seaforth Publishing, London 2007. ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6.
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