HMS Antigua (1779)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Antigua |
| Namesake | Antigua, an island in the West Indies |
| In service | August 1779 |
| Fate | Sold 12 January 1792 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Sloop |
| Armament | 14 guns |
HMS Antigua was a 14-gun sloop that served in the British Royal Navy from 1779 to 1792. In contemporary records she is sometimes referred to as "His Majesty's armed brig Antigua".
American Revolutionary War
[edit]Between 1780 and 1782 she was under the command of Lieutenant Robert Barton,[1] and captured several prizes.
- On 28 December, 1777 she captured the American privateer Nancy.[2][3]
- On 25 December 1780 she captured two Dutch ships, the Vrouw Elizabeth and Stad Workum.[4]
- On 9 August 1781 she retook the French privateer Defiance.[5]
- On 23 December 1781 she was in company with Squirrel, Dunkirk, and Cambridge at the capture of the Dutch ship De Vrow Esther.[6]
- On 28 April 1782, Antigua and the cutter Viper brought into Waterford a French privateer lugger and her prize. The prize was a sloop that had been sailing from London to Cork with merchandise when the privateer took her.[7]
Antigua was in service in August 1789.
Fate
[edit]Antigua was sold on 12 January 1792.[8]
Citations
[edit]- ^ "NMM, vessel ID 380007" (PDF). Warship Histories, vol v. National Maritime Museum. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ^ "No. 12150". The London Gazette. 2 January 1781. p. 3.
- ^ "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 5 September 2023.
- ^ "No. 12394". The London Gazette. 3 December 1782. p. 4.
- ^ "No. 12436". The London Gazette. 29 April 1783. pp. 3–4.
- ^ "No. 12678". The London Gazette. 30 August 1785. p. 410.
- ^ "No. 12293". The London Gazette. 4 May 1782. p. 1.
- ^ Colledge, p. 34.
References
[edit]- Colledge, J.J. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of All Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy From the Fifteenth Century to the Present. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1987. ISBN 0-87021-652-X.
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