HMS Mermaid (1761)
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| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name | HMS Mermaid |
| Ordered | 24 April 1760 |
| Builder | Hugh Blaydes, Hull |
| Laid down | 27 May 1760 |
| Launched | 6 May 1761 |
| Completed | September 1761 |
| Commissioned | April 1761 |
| Fate | Driven ashore 8 July 1778 to avoid capture |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Mermaid-class frigate |
| Tons burthen | 613 85⁄94 (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 33 ft 6.375 in (10.22033 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 200 officers and men |
| Armament |
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HMS Mermaid was a Mermaid-class sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. She was first commissioned in April 1761 under Captain George Watson and built in Blaydes Yard in Kingston-Upon-Hull.[1]
Sometime in May, 1777 she captured "Elizabeth". On 5 June, 1777 she recaptured "2 Betsys" off Cape Negro, Nova Scotia.[2] On 30 July, 1777 she captured "Hero" off Cape Sable.[3] On 29 August, 1777 she recaptured "Fanny" off the Seal Islands. Sometime in September, 1777 recaptured "Sophia" off Barrington.[4] On 1 March, 1778 she captured schooner Rebecca off St. Georges Bank.[5] On 8 July 1778, the 50 gun Sagittaire and the 64-gun Fantasque forced HMS Mermaid to beach herself at Cape Henhlopen.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Hugh Blaydes (1686-?)".
- ^ "Naval Documents of The American Revolution Volume 11 AMERICAN THEATRE: Jan. 1, 1778–Mar. 31, 1778 EUROPEAN THEATRE: Jan. 1, 1778–Mar. 31, 1778" (PDF). U.S. Government printing office via Imbiblio. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ "Naval Documents of The American Revolution Volume 11 AMERICAN THEATRE: Jan. 1, 1778–Mar. 31, 1778 EUROPEAN THEATRE: Jan. 1, 1778–Mar. 31, 1778" (PDF). U.S. Government printing office via Imbiblio. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ "Naval Documents of The American Revolution Volume 11 AMERICAN THEATRE: Jan. 1, 1778–Mar. 31, 1778 EUROPEAN THEATRE: Jan. 1, 1778–Mar. 31, 1778" (PDF). U.S. Government printing office via Imbiblio. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ "Naval Documents of The American Revolution Volume 11 European THEATRE: Jan. 1, 1778–Mar. 31, 1778 American: Jan. 1, 1778–Mar. 31, 1778" (PDF). U.S. Government printing office via Imbiblio. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ Lacour-Gayet (1910), p. 154.
- Robert Gardiner, The First Frigates, Conway Maritime Press, London 1992. ISBN 0-85177-601-9.
- Lacour-Gayet, Georges (1910). La marine militaire de la France sous le règne de Louis XVI. Paris: Honoré Champion.
- 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.
External links[edit]
Media related to HMS Mermaid (1761) at Wikimedia Commons
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