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Sloop of the Royal Navy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
HMS Lion (or Lyon) was a stores hoy launched in 1709. She was wrecked at Port Isaac on 26 August 1752.[1]
Admiralty plan of the hoy Lyon, 1709, | |
History | |
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Great Britain | |
Name | HMS Lion (or Lyon) |
Builder | Deptford Dockyard (M/Shipwright Joseph Allin) |
Launched | April 1709 |
Fate | Wrecked 1752 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Type | Hoy |
Tons burthen | 107 92⁄94 (bm) |
Length |
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Beam | 20 ft 0 in (6.10 m) |
Depth of hold | 9 ft 0 in (2.74 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | sloop |
Armament | 4 × 4-pounder guns + 4 × swivel guns |
Lion was under the command of Samuel Wakerel, master. All of her crew was saved, as was some of her cargo of lumber.[2]
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