For other ships of the same name, see HMS Antigua.
| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Antigua |
| Namesake: | Antigua, an island in the West Indies |
| In service: | August 1779 |
| Fate: | Sold 12 January 1792 |
| module2= | |
| 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[]
Between 1780 and 1782 she was under the command of Lieutenant Robert Barton,[1] and captured several prizes.
- At some point she captured the American privateer Nancy.[2]
- On 25 December 1780 she captured two Dutch ships, the Vrouw Elizabeth and Stad Workum.[3]
- On 9 August 1781 she retook the French privateer Defiance.[4]
- On 23 December 1781 she was in company with Squirrel, Dunkirk, and Cambridge at the capture of the Dutch ship De Vrow Esther.[5]
- 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.[6]
Antigua was in service in August 1789.
Fate[]
Antigua was sold on 12 January 1792.[7]
Citations[]
- ↑ "NMM, vessel ID 380007". Warship Histories, vol v. National Maritime Museum. http://www.nmm.ac.uk/upload/pdf/Warship_Histories_Vessels_v.pdf. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ↑ "No. 12150". 2 January 1781. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/12150/page/
- ↑ "No. 12394". 3 December 1782. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/12394/page/
- ↑ "No. 12436". 29 April 1783. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/12436/page/
- ↑ "No. 12678". 30 August 1785. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/12678/page/
- ↑ "No. 12293". 4 May 1782. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/12293/page/
- ↑ Colledge, p. 34.
References[]
- 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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