HMS Juno (1757)

For other ships of the same name, see HMS Juno.
History
Great Britain
Name: HMS Juno
Ordered: 1 June 1756
Builder: William Alexander, Rotherhithe
Laid down: June 1756
Launched: 29 September 1757
Completed: 6 November 1757 at Deptford Dockyard
Commissioned: September 1757
Fate: Burnt to avoid capture and scuttled off Rhode Island, 5 August 1778
General characteristics
Class & type: Richmond-class fifth-rate frigate
Tons burthen: 667 6794 bm
Length:
  • 127 ft 10 in (38.96 m) (gundeck)
  • 107 ft 0.125 in (32.61678 m) (keel)
Beam: 34 ft 3 in (10.44 m)
Depth of hold: 11 ft 10 in (3.61 m)
Sail plan: Full-rigged ship
Complement: 210 officers and men
Armament:
  • 32 guns comprising
  • Upperdeck: 26 × 12-pounder guns
  • Quarterdeck: 4 × 6-pounder guns
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6-pounder guns

HMS Juno was a 32-gun Richmond-class fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1757 and served throughout the American Revolutionary War until scuttled in 1778 to avoid capture.

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