HMS Laurel (1779)

HMS Laurel was a 28-gun Enterprise-class sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. Laurel was first commissioned in October 1779 under the command of Captain Thomas Lloyd. She sailed for the Leeward Islands on 13 April 1780, but was wrecked on 11 October in the Great Hurricane of 1780 at Martinique. Lloyd, and all but 12 of his crew, died.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Laurel.

History
Great Britain
NameLaurel
Ordered30 April 1778
BuilderThomas Raymond, Chapel, Southampton
Laid down3 June 1778
Launched27 October 1779
Completed4 January 1780 (at Portsmouth Dockyard)
CommissionedOctober 1779
FateWrecked at Martinique 10 October 1780
General characteristics
Class and type28-gun Enterprise-class sixth-rate frigate
Tons burthen601 70⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • 120 ft 8+1⁄2 in (36.792 m) (overall)
  • 99 ft 6+3⁄4 in (30.347 m) (keel)
Beam33 ft 8+1⁄2 in (10.3 m)
Depth of hold11 ft (3.4 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement200 officers and men
Armament
  • Upper deck: 24 × 9-pounder guns
  • Quarter deck: 4 × 6-pounder guns + 4 × 18-pounder carronades
  • Forecastle: 2 × 18-pounder carronades
  • 12 swivel guns
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