HMS Hannibal (1779)
| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name | HMS Hannibal |
| Builder | Adams, Bucklers Hard |
| Launched | 26 December 1779 |
| Captured | 21 January 1782, by the French |
 France | |
| Name | Annibal |
| Acquired | 21 January 1782 |
| Fate | Technical hulk in Rochefort from 1792 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 1054 tons |
| Length | 146 ft (45 m) |
| Beam | 41 ft (12 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Armament | 50 guns of various weights of shot |
HMS Hannibal was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Adams of Bucklers Hard and launched on 26 December 1779. She was subsequently captured by the French ship Héros off Sumatra, on 21 January 1782.
She was called Petit Annibal to distinguish her from the eponymous 74-gun Annibal, which was in the same fleet. English-language histories often refer to her as Hannibal for this reason. Admiral the Bailli de Suffren took her into his fleet, and she saw service in his five battles with British Admiral Sir Edward Hughes in 1782 and 1783.
She was decommissioned in 1787 and used as a hulk from 1792.
See also
References
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.