HMS Phoebe

HMS Phoebe was a 36-gun Fifth Rate 18-pounder frigate of the British Royal Navy. As completed, she measured 142ft 9in on the gundeck (119ft 0in keel) x 38ft 3in breadth x 13ft 5 1/2in depth in hold, with a tonnage of 926 8/94 burthen. She mounted 26 x 18-pounder guns on the upper deck, 8 x 9-pounder guns and 6 x 32-pounder carronades on the quarterdeck, and 2 x 9-pounder guns and 4 x 32-pounder carronades on the forecastle, with a complement of 2... more
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