HMS Lively (1794)

HMS Lively was a 32-gun fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy, launched in 1794. She was built to the designs of Sir John Williams and was a member of the Amazon class.

Lively served primarily in the Channel and Atlantic during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. She saw action against French privateers and larger warships. One notable engagement occurred in 1796 when she captured the French frigate Tourterelle.

In 1798, Lively participated in the Battle of Tory Island, a naval engagement against a French squadron attempting to land troops in Ireland to support the Irish Rebellion.

Lively continued in service for several years, performing convoy escort duties and patrols. She was eventually broken up in 1810. Her career was marked by consistent, if not particularly spectacular, service in the anti-French naval effort.