HMS Dolphin (1799)
| History | |
|---|---|
  Dutch Republic | |
| Name | Dofijn |
| Builder | Amsterdam |
| Laid down | 3 November 1777 |
| Launched | 1780 |
| Captured | 1799 |
 Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Dolphin |
| Acquired | 1799 by capture |
| Commissioned | November 1799 |
| Fate | Broken up 1803 |
| General characteristics [1][2][3] | |
| Tons burthen | 505 (bm) |
| Length | 125' 7"(Amsterdam foot)[a] |
| Beam | 34' (Dutch) |
| Depth of hold | 13' 2" (Dutch) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Complement |
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| Armament |
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| Notes | van Maanen states that the British captured or burnt Delfin in 1779,[1] i.e., before her completion date. The year 1779 appears to be a typographical error for 1799. |
HMS Dolphin was the Dutch 7th Charter Dolfijn, launched in 1780 at Amsterdam.[1] In 1781 she was under the command of Captain Mulder when she participated in the battle of Dogger Bank.[4]
HMS Wolverine and HMS Arrow captured her on 15 September 1799 off Vlie Island. The Royal Navy took her into service and commissioned her in November as the sixth-rate HMS Dolphin under the command of Lieutenant R. M'Dougall.[2] She became a transport in 1800, and a storeship in 1802. She was broken up in 1803.[3]
Notes[edit]
- ^ All linear measurements are in Amsterdam feet (voet) of 11 Amsterdam inches (duim) (see Dutch units of measurement). The Amsterdam foot is about 8% shorter than an English foot. The basis of measurement is also different.
Citations[edit]
- ^ a b c van Maanen (2008), p. 10.
- ^ a b Winfield (2008), p. 235.
- ^ a b Winfield (2008), p. 398.
- ^ Clowes (1898), Vol.3, p.506.
References[edit]
- Clowes, W. Laird, et al. (1897-1903) The royal navy: a history from the earliest times to the present. (Boston: Little, Brown and Co.; London: S. Low, Marston and Co.)
- van Maanen, Ron (2008). "Preliminary list of Dutch naval vessel built or required in the period 1700-1799" (PDF).
- Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 978-1861762467.