HMS Lively (1756)

HMS Lively was a 20-gun post ship of the Royal Navy, launched in 1756. During the Seven Years' War she captured several vessels, most notably the French corvette Valeur in 1760. She then served during the American Revolutionary War, where she helped initiate the Battle of Bunker Hill. The French captured her in 1778, but the British recaptured her in 1781. She was sold in 1784.

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

A plan of the Lively
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Lively
Ordered20 May 1755
BuilderMoody Janverin, Bursledon, Hampshire
Laid downc. June 1755
Launched10 August 1756
CommissionedAugust 1756
DecommissionedAugust 1781
Captured10 July 1778
France
Acquired10 July 1778
Captured29 July 1781
Great Britain
Acquired29 July 1781
FateSold 11 March 1784
General characteristics
Tons burthen43864⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • Overall:108 ft 0 in (32.9 m)
  • Keel:89 ft 0+1⁄4 in (27.1 m)
Beam30 ft 5+1⁄4 in (9.3 m)
Depth of hold9 ft 8 in (2.9 m)
Complement160 officers and men
Armament
  • British service:20 × 9-pounder guns
  • French service: 22 x 9-pounder guns + 2 x 4-pounder guns
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