HMS Happy (1754)

	Happy was designed to resemble the yacht Royal Caroline (pictured).
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Happy
Ordered	29 August 1753
Builder	Edward Allin, Woolwich Dockyard
Laid down	26 September 1753
Launched	22 July 1754
Completed	2 September 1754
Commissioned	July 1754
In service	1754–1757; 1758–1762; 1763–1766;
Fate	Wrecked off Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk 14 September 1766
General characteristics
Class and type	8-gun sloop of war
Tons burthen	140 79⁄94 bm
Length	75 ft 6 in (23.0 m) (gundeck); 62 ft 3 in (19.0 m) (keel);
Beam	20 ft 7.5 in (6.3 m)
Depth of hold	9 ft 4 in (2.84 m)
Sail plan	Ketch rig
Complement	50
Armament	Upperdeck: 8 × 3-pounder guns; 10 × 1⁄2-pounder swivel guns;

HMS Happy was an 8-gun sloop of war of the Royal Navy, launched in 1754 and in active service during the Seven Years' War.

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