HMS Hind (1785)
| Career (UK) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Hind |
| Ordered: | 2 October 1782 |
| Builder: | Clayton & Willson, Sandgate |
| Laid down: | February 1783 |
| Launched: | 22 July 1785 |
| Commissioned: | May 1790 |
| Fate: | Broken up at Deptford in July 1811 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Modified Coventry-class frigate |
| Tons burthen: | 593 tons |
| Length: | 118 ft 5 in (36.09 m) |
| Beam: | 33 ft 10 in (10.31 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) |
| Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement: | 200 |
| Armament: |
(As built): 28 guns Upper Deck: 24 × 9-pdrs Quarter Deck: 4 × 6-pdrs and 4 x 18pdr carronades Forecastle: 2 × 18-pdr carronades also 12 Swivels |
HMS Hind was a 28-gun sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. The ship was a revival of the Coventry class, designed in 1756 by Sir Thomas Slade as a development of his Lyme of 1748, "with such alterations as may tend to the better stowing of men and carrying for guns." The design was slightly modified for the Hind and its projected sistership Laurel (which was actually cancelled).
After launch, the Hind was completed at Deptford Dockyard from 1785 until 24 November 1787 but was not commissioned until May 1790, when she went into service under the command of Captain Alexander Cochrane until 1793. The captain's nephew, Thomas Cochrane saw his first sea service under his uncle's captaincy. In 1794 she was commanded by Captain Philip Duham, in 1795 Captain Philip Lee, and in 1796 Captain John Bazely. In June 1797 command passed to Captain Joseph Larcom, who remained with her until she paid off from service following the Peace of Amiens.
She was refitted at Frindsbury in 1804-05, and recommissioned at Chatham in June 1805 under Captain Francis Fane for Mediterranean service. In April 1808 command passed to Captain Richard Vincent, then in 1809 Captain John Lumley and 1810 Captain Spelman Swaine. She was taken to pieces at Deptford in July 1811.
References
- David Lyon, The Sailing Navy List, Brasseys Publications, London 1993.
- Rif Winfield, British Warships in the Age of Sail: 1714-1792, Seaforth Publishing, 2007. ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6.
- Ships of the Old Navy
