HMS Happy (1754)

Happy was designed to resemble the yacht Royal Caroline (pictured).
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Happy
Ordered29 August 1753
BuilderEdward Allin, Woolwich Dockyard
Laid down26 September 1753
Launched22 July 1754
Completed2 September 1754
CommissionedJuly 1754
In service
  • 1754–1757
  • 1758–1762
  • 1763–1766
FateWrecked off Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk 14 September 1766
General characteristics
Class & type8-gun sloop of war
Tons burthen140 79⁄94 bm
Length
  • 75 ft 6 in (23.0 m) (gundeck)
  • 62 ft 3 in (19.0 m) (keel)
Beam20 ft 7.5 in (6.3 m)
Depth of hold9 ft 4 in (2.84 m)
Sail planKetch rig
Complement50
Armament
  • Upperdeck: 8 × 3-pounder guns
  • 10 × 1⁄2-pounder swivel guns

HMS Happy was an 8-gun sloop of war of the Royal Navy, launched in 1754 and in active service during the Seven Years' War.

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