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HMS Happy (1754)
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This article is about the eight-gun sloop. For the 14-gun sloop, see HMS Happy (1711).
HMS Happy was an 8-gun sloop of war of the Royal Navy, launched in 1754 and in active service during the Seven Years' War.
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Name | HMS Happy |
Ordered | 29 August 1753 |
Builder | Edward Allin, Woolwich Dockyard |
Laid down | 26 September 1753 |
Launched | 22 July 1754 |
Completed | 2 September 1754 |
Commissioned | July 1754 |
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Fate | Wrecked off Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk 14 September 1766 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | 8-gun sloop of war |
Tons burthen | 140 79⁄94 bm |
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Beam | 20 ft 7.5 in (6.3 m) |
Depth of hold | 9 ft 4 in (2.84 m) |
Sail plan | Ketch rig |
Complement | 50 |
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