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HMS Cerberus (1758)

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to remain at sea for long periods without resupply. She was also built with broad and heavy masts, which balanced the weight of her hull, improved stability in rough weather and made her capable of carrying a greater quantity of sail. The disadvantages of this comparatively heavy design were a
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The 29 servants and other ranks provided for in the ship's complement consisted of 20 personal servants and clerical staff, four assistant carpenters an assistant sailmaker and four widow's men. Unlike naval ratings, servants and other ranks took no part in the sailing or handling of the
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dimensional ratios 3.57:1 in length to breadth, and 3.3:1 in breadth to depth, compare with standard French equivalents of up to 3.8:1 and 3:1 respectively. Royal Navy vessels of equivalent size and design to
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was broadly comparable with French frigates of equivalent size, but with a shorter and sturdier hull and greater weight in her
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of powder and shot, compared with a standard French capacity of around 10 tons. They also carried greater stores of
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and was laid down on 13 June 1757. She was launched just over a year later on 5 September 1758.
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and 29 servants and other ranks. Among these other ranks were four positions reserved for
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was eventually burnt to prevent being captured by the French on 5 August 1778 during the
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guns. She was also comparatively broad-beamed with ample space for provisions and the
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decline in manoeuvrability and slower speed when sailing in light winds.
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Abandoned and burnt to prevent capture at Rhode Island on 5 August 1778
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that was the ship's namesake. It provided naval reinforcement at the
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She was ordered on 6 May 1757 from the yards of Pleasant Fenn,
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Bushnell mines destroying a small British boat from
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Index

HMS Cerberus

RN Ensign
East Cowes
Coventry-class
sixth-rate
frigate
bm
Full-rigged ship
sixth-rate
frigate
Royal Navy
East Cowes
Cerberus
multi-headed
Greek mythology
Hades
John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich
First Lord of the Admiralty
classical antiquity
broadside
ship's mess
magazine
powder
round shot
commissioned officers
captain
lieutenant
warrant
petty officers

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