For other ships of the same name, see HMS Surprise.
| HMS Surprise (1774) | |
|---|---|
| Career (Great Britain) |  |
| Name: | HMS Surprise |
| Ordered: | January 1771 |
| Builder: | Woolwich Dockyard |
| Laid down: | 5 September 1771 |
| Launched: | 13 April 1774 |
| Completed: | 15 April 1775 |
| Commissioned: | February 1775 |
| Fate: | Sold for breaking up, 24 April 1783 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | 28-gun Enterprise-class sixth-rate frigate |
| Tons burthen: | 593 89⁄94 (bm) |
| Length: |
120 ft 6 in (36.73 m) (overall) 99 ft 6 in (30.33 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 33 ft 6 in (10.2 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 11 ft 0 in (3.35 m) |
| Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement: | 200 officers and men |
| Armament: |
28 guns comprising
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HMS Surprise was a 28-gun Enterprise-class sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. The Surprise was first commissioned in February 1775 under the command of Captain Robert Linzee.
On 29 January 1780 she captured the French privateer Duguay Trouin off the Dodman. Duguay Trouin was out of Havre and the British took her into the Royal Navy under her existing name.
References[]
- Robert Gardiner, The First Frigates, Conway Maritime Press, London 1992. ISBN 0-85177-601-9.
- David Lyon, The Sailing Navy List, Conway Maritime Press, London 1993. ISBN 0-85177-617-5.
- Rif Winfield, British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1714 to 1792, Seaforth Publishing, London 2007. ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6.
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