HMS Scarborough (1756)

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

Ship plan of Scarborough
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Scarborough
OrderedJune 1755
BuilderBlaydes Yard in Kingston-Upon-Hull
Laid downAugust 1755
LaunchedApril 1756
Fatesank 5 October 1780 during the Great Hurricane of 1780 off Saint-Domingue in the Caribbean with all hands.
General characteristics
Class & type22-gun 6th rate
Sail planFull-rigged ship

HMS Scarborough was a 20-gun post ship of the Royal Navy built in 1756 which served until 1780. She had a crew of 160 men.

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