| History | |
|---|---|
 Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Meleager |
| Namesake | Meleager |
| Builder | Greaves & Nickolson, Frindsbury, Kent |
| Launched | 1785 |
| Fate | Wrecked 9 June 1801 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | Amazon-class frigate |
| Type | Fifth-rate frigate |
| Tons burthen | 68248⁄94 (bm) |
| Length |
|
| Beam | 35 ft 1 in (10.7 m) |
| Depth | 12 ft 2 in (3.7 m) |
| Armament | 32 guns |
HMS Meleager was a 32-gun Amazon-class frigate' that Greaves and Nickolson built in 1785 at the Quarry House yard in Frindsbury, Kent, England.[2] She served during the French Revolutionary Wars until 1801, when she was wrecked in the Gulf of Mexico.
- ^ "NMM, vessel ID 371278" (PDF). Warship Histories, vol viii. National Maritime Museum. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
- ^ Merrily to Frendsbury-A History of the Parish of Frindsbury. Derek Barnard. Private Pub. City of Rochester Society. post 1994.