HMS Andromeda was a 28-gun Enterprise-class sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. Andromeda was first Royal Navy ship commissioned by that name, in September 1777 under the command of Captain Henry Byrne. On 30 May 1778 she captured and burned American privateer brig Angelica at sea while transporting General Sir William Howe back to England.[1] It sank off Martinique in the Great Hurricane of 1780 on 11 October 1780, killing all of the crew.
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| History | |
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| Name | Andromeda |
| Ordered | 14 May 1776 |
| Builder | Robert Fabian, East Cowes |
| Laid down | July 1776 |
| Launched | 18 November 1777 |
| Completed | 28 January 1778 (at Portsmouth Dockyard) |
| Commissioned | September 1777 |
| Fate | Capsized and lost with all hands in hurricane off Martinique 11 October 1780 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | 28-gun Enterprise-class sixth-rate frigate |
| Tons burthen | 600 66⁄94 (bm) |
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| Beam | 33 ft 8 in (10.3 m) |
| Depth of hold | 11 ft 0 in (3.35 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 200 officers and men |
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References
edit- ^ "NAVAL DOCUMENTS OF The American Revolution" (PDF). history.navy.mil. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- Robert Gardiner, The First Frigates, Conway Maritime Press, London 1992. ISBN 0-85177-601-9.
- David Lyon, The Sailing Navy List, Conway Maritime Press, London 1993. ISBN 0-85177-617-5.
- Rif Winfield, British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1714 to 1792, Seaforth Publishing, London 2007. ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6.
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