For other ships of the same name, see HMS Phoenix.
| HMS Phoenix (1759) | |
|---|---|
 The Phoenix and the Rose engaged by the enemy's fire ships and galleys on Aug. 16, 1776. Engraving by Dominic Serres after a sketch by Sir James Wallace | |
| Career (Great Britain) |  |
| Name: | HMS Phoenix |
| Ordered: | 5 January 1758 |
| Builder: | John & Robert Batson, Limehouse |
| Laid down: | February 1758 |
| Launched: | 25 June 1759 |
| Completed: | By 26 July 1759 |
| Fate: | Foundered on 4 October 1780 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | 40-gun fifth rate frigate |
| Tons burthen: | 842 67⁄94 bm |
| Length: |
140 ft 9 in (42.90 m) (gundeck) 116 ft 8 in (35.56 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 36 ft 9.75 in (11.2205 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 15 ft 11.5 in (4.864 m) |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Complement: | 280 |
| Armament: |
44 guns: |
HMS Phoenix was a 44-gun[1][2] fifth rate frigate of the Royal Navy.
She saw service during the American War of Independence under Captain Hyde Parker, Jr.[2] She, along with HMS Rose and three smaller ships launched an attack on New York City on 12 July 1776.[1] During that attack, Phoenix and the other ships easily passed patriot defences and bombarded urban New York for two hours.[3] This action largely confirmed continental fears that British naval superiority would allow the Royal Navy to act with relative impunity when attacking deep-water ports.[3]
The Phoenix was lost on 4 October 1780 in a storm.[4]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chernow, Ron (2011). Washington: A Life. Penguin Books. p. 238. ISBN 978-0143119968.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Naval Documents of The American Revolution Vol. 5 Part 5. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1970. p. 1043. http://www.ibiblio.org/anrs/docs/E/E3/ndar_v05p05.pdf.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Fischer, David (2004). Washington's Crossing. Oxford. pp. 83–84. ISBN 9780195181593.
- ↑ Lettens, Jan. "HMS Phoenix (+1780)". http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?17322. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
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