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| History | |
|---|---|
 Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Lion (or Lyon) |
| Builder | Deptford Dockyard (M/Shipwright Joseph Allin) |
| Launched | April 1709 |
| Fate | Wrecked 1752 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Hoy |
| Tons burthen | 107 92⁄94 (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 20 ft 0 in (6.10 m) |
| Depth of hold | 9 ft 0 in (2.74 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | sloop |
| Armament | 4 × 4-pounder guns + 4 × swivel guns |
HMS Lion (or Lyon) was a stores hoy launched in 1709. She was wrecked at Port Isaac on 26 August 1752.
Lion was under the command of Samuel Wakerel, master. All of her crew was saved, as was some of her cargo of lumber.
Notes
- ^ Winfield (2007), p. 367.
- Hepper (1994), p. 39.
References
- Hepper, David J. (1994). British Warship Losses in the Age of Sail, 1650–1859. Rotherfield: Jean Boudriot. ISBN 0948864303.
- Winfield, Rif (2007). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714–1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 978-1844157006.
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