For other ships of the same name, see HMS Vestal.
| HMS Vestal (1779) | |
|---|---|
| Career (Great Britain) |  |
| Name: | HMS Vestal |
| Ordered: | 18 March 1778 |
| Builder: | Robert & John Batson, Limehouse |
| Laid down: | 1 May 1778 |
| Launched: | 24 December 1779 |
| Completed: | 25 February 1780 (at Deptford Dockyard) |
| Commissioned: | November 1779 |
| Honours and awards: | Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Egypt"[1] |
| Fate: | Sold February 1816 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | 28-gun Enterprise-class sixth-rate frigate |
| Tons burthen: | 601 35⁄94 (bm) |
| Length: |
120 ft 6 in (36.73 m) (overall) 99 ft 6 in (30.33 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 33 ft 8 1⁄2 in (10.3 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 11 ft 0.5 in (3.366 m) |
| Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement: | 200 officers and men |
| Armament: |
Upper deck: 24 × 9-pounder guns Quarter deck: 4 x 6-pounder guns + 4 x 18-pounder carronades Forecastle: 2 x 18-pounder carronades 12 x swivel guns |
HMS Vestal was a 28-gun Enterprise-class sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. Vestal was first commissioned in November 1779 under the command of Captain George Keppel.
She took part in the Action of 22 August 1795 between British and Dutch frigate squadrons off the Norwegian coast.
Because Vestal served in the navy's Egyptian campaign (8 March to 2 September 1801), her officers and crew qualified for the clasp "Egypt" to the Naval General Service Medal that the Admiralty authorized in 1850 to all surviving claimants.[Note 1]
Notes and citations[]
- Notes
- Citations
- ↑ "No. 21077". 15 March 1850. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/21077/page/
- ↑ "No. 17915". 3 April 1823. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/17915/page/
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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