Hermione-class frigate (Royal Navy)

The Hermione-class frigate was a 32-gun 5th-rate frigate class of 6 ships designed by Edward Hunt based on his Active-class frigate, approved on 25 March 1780. The initial design was modified after the first two ships to raise the waist, and all were officially referred to as the Andromeda Class.

For other frigate classes of the same name, see Hermione-class frigate.

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