HMS Sirius (1797)

HMS Sirius was a 36-gun fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. Between 1797 and 1805, the Sirius was engaged in maintaining the blockade of Napoleonic Europe. She was lost in 1810 when her crew scuttled her after she grounded during the Battle of Grand Port.

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

HMS Sirius stranded on a coral shoal. Lithograph by A. Meyer (National Maritime Museum, London)
History
Great Britain
Ordered30 April 1795
BuilderJohn Dudman, Deptford
Laid downSeptember 1795
Launched12 April 1797
Honours and
awards
  • Naval General Service Medal with clasps:
  • "Trafalgar"
  • "Sirius 17 April 1806"
FateDestroyed by fire (scuttled), 25 August 1810
General characteristics
Tons burthen104659⁄94 (bm)
Length148 ft 10 in (45.4 m) (gundeck); 124 ft 0+1⁄8 in (37.8 m) (keel)
Beam39 ft 10 in (12.1 m)
Depth of hold13 ft 3 in (4.0 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement247 officers and men
Armament
  • Gundeck: 26 × 18-pounder guns
  • QD: 6 × 12-pounder guns
  • Fc: 2 × 9-pounder guns
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