HMS Bristol (1775)

This ship was the third to be given the name HMS Bristol. She was a fourth-rate ship with 50 guns, launched in 1775. During the American War of Independence, she was Sir Peter Parker's flagship during the attack on Sullivan's Island. Later in the war, she was stationed off Jamaica, and fought at the Battle of Cuddalore (1783). After 1794 she was used as a prison ship, and was broken up in 1810.

This article about a specific naval ship or boat of the United Kingdom is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.