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'''HMS ''Lion''''' was a stores hoy launched in 1709. She was wrecked at [[Port Isaac]] on 26 August 1752.<ref name=Winfield>Winfield (2008), pp.367.</ref>
'''HMS ''Lion''''' (or ''Lyon'') was a stores [[Hoy (boat)|hoy]] launched in 1709. She was wrecked at [[Port Isaac]] on 26 August 1752.{{sfnp|Winfield|2007|p=367}}


''Lion'' was under the command of Samuel Wakerel, master. All of her crew was saved, as was some of her cargo of lumber.<ref>Hepper (1994), p. 39.</ref>
''Lion'' was under the command of Samuel Wakerel, master. All of her crew was saved, as was some of her cargo of lumber.{{sfnp|Hepper|1994|p=39}}


==Notes==
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==References==
==References==
*{{cite book |first=Rif|last=Winfield|title=British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714&ndash;1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates|publisher=Seaforth|year=2007|isbn=978-1844157006}}
* {{cite book|last=Hepper|first=David J.|authorlink=|year=1994|title=British Warship Losses in the Age of Sail, 1650–1859|publisher=Jean Boudriot|location=Rotherfield|isbn=0948864303}}
*{{cite book|last=Hepper|first=David J.|authorlink=|year=1994|title=British Warship Losses in the Age of Sail, 1650–1859|publisher=Jean Boudriot|location=Rotherfield|isbn=0-948864-30-3}}
* {{cite book |first=Rif |last=Winfield |title=British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714–1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates |publisher=Seaforth |year=2007|isbn=978-1844157006}}

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Latest revision as of 04:30, 27 April 2024

Admiralty plan of the hoy Lyon, 1709,
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Lion (or Lyon)
BuilderDeptford Dockyard (M/Shipwright Joseph Allin)
LaunchedApril 1709
FateWrecked 1752
General characteristics [1]
TypeHoy
Tons burthen107 9294 (bm)
Length
  • Overall: 63 ft 11 in (19.48 m)
  • Keel: 50 ft 9 in (15.5 m)
Beam20 ft 0 in (6.10 m)
Depth of hold9 ft 0 in (2.74 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail plansloop
Armament4 × 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.[1]

Lion was under the command of Samuel Wakerel, master. All of her crew was saved, as was some of her cargo of lumber.[2]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b Winfield (2007), p. 367.
  2. ^ Hepper (1994), p. 39.

References[edit]

  • 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.