HMS Cydnus (1813)

HMS Cydnus was one of eight Royal Navy 38-gun Cydnus-class fifth-rates. This frigate was built in 1813 at Blackwall Yard, London, and broken up in 1816.

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Cydnus
Ordered16 November 1812
BuilderWigram, Wells & Green, London
Laid downDecember 1812
Launched17 April 1813
CompletedBy 30 June 1813
Honours and
awards		Naval General Service Medal with clasp "14 Dec Boat Service 1814"
FateBroken up in February 1816
General characteristics
Class and typeCydnus-class fifth-rate
Tons burthen1,07882⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • 150 ft 1+1⁄2 in (45.8 m) (overall)
  • 125 ft 2+3⁄8 in (38.2 m) (keel)
Beam40 ft 3 in (12.3 m)
Depth of hold12 ft (3.7 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement315
Armament
  • Upper deck: 28 x 18-pounder guns
  • QD: 14 x 32-pounder carronades
  • Fc: 2 x 9-pounder guns + 2 x 32-pounder carronades.
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