HMS Success (1740)
HMS Success was a 20-gun Royal Navy ship launched in 1740 as the first government contract for the Blaydes Yard in Hull. She had a crew of 140 men. She had several famous commanders over her lifetime.
HMS Success's sister ship Experiment (L) takes the French ship Telemaque (R) | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Success |
| Ordered | 4 October 1739 |
| Builder | Hugh Blaydes, Hull |
| Cost | £4,838.3.3.d |
| Laid down | 30 October 1739 |
| Launched | 14 August 1740 |
| Completed | 19 October 1740 |
| Commissioned | July 1740 |
| Fate | Broken up May 1779 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Sixth-rate frigate |
| Tons burthen | 43642⁄94 (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 30 ft 8 in (9.3 m) |
| Depth of hold | 9 ft 5 in (2.9 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Complement | 140 |
| Armament | Gundeck: 20 × 9-pounder guns |
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