HMS Unicorn (1794)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Unicorn.
HMS Unicorn was a 32-gun fifth-rate Pallas-class frigate of the Royal Navy, launched in 1794 at Chatham. This frigate served in both the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars, including a medal action early in her career. She was broken up in 1815.
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Great Britain | |
Name | HMS Unicorn |
Ordered | 9 December 1790 |
Builder | M/Shipwright John Nelson (died March 1793; completed by Thomas Pollard, Chatham Dockyard |
Laid down | March 1792 |
Launched | 12 July 1794 |
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Fate | Broken up in March 1815 |
General characteristics [3] | |
Class and type | 32-gun Pallas-class frigate |
Tons burthen | 7913⁄94 bm |
Length | 135 ft 8+3⁄4 in (41.4 m) |
Beam | 36 ft 2+3⁄4 in (11.0 m) |
Depth of hold | 12 ft 5+3⁄4 in (3.8 m) |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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