HMS Perseverance (1781)

HMS Perseverance was a 36-gun Perseverance-class frigate of the British Royal Navy. She served on the North American station until 1787, after which she returned to England, where she was refitted at Portsmouth. In 1789 Perseverance was sent to the East Indies; she returned to Portsmouth in 1793, when she was laid up before finishing her career there as a receiving ship. She was sold and broken up in May 1823.

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

Perseverance
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Perseverance
Ordered3 December 1779
BuilderJohn Randall & Co
Cost£11,544.15.2d
Laid downAugust 1780
Launched10 April 1781
Completed3 June 1781
General characteristics
Class and typePerseverance
TypeFifth-rate frigate
Tons burthen871 42⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • 137 ft 0 in (41.76 m) (gundeck)
  • 113 ft 4.25 in (34.5504 m) (keel)
Beam38 ft 0 in (11.58 m)
Depth of hold13 ft 5 in (4.09 m)
PropulsionSails
Armament36 guns
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