HMS Juno (1780)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Juno.

Juno
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Juno
Ordered21 October 1778
BuilderRobert Batson & Co, Limehouse
Laid downDecember 1778
Launched30 September 1780
Completed14 December 1780
Honours and
awards		Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Schiermonnikoog 12 Augt. 1799"
FateBroken up in July 1811
General characteristics
Class & type32-gun Amazon-class fifth-rate frigate
Tons burthen68929⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • 126 ft 6+1⁄2 in (38.6 m) (overall)
  • 104 ft 7+1⁄2 in (31.9 m) (keel)
Beam35 ft 2+1⁄4 in (10.7 m)
Draught8 ft (2.4 m)
Depth of hold12 ft 1+1⁄2 in (3.7 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement220
Armament
  • Upper deck: 26 × 12-pounder guns
  • QD: 4 × 6-pounder guns + 4 × 18-pounder carronades
  • Fc: 2 × 6-pounder guns + 2 × 18-pounder carronades

HMS Juno was a Royal Navy 32-gun Amazon-class fifth rate. This frigate served during the American War of Independence, and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.

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