HMS Guadeloupe
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | 1757 |
| Laid down: | June 1758 at Williams, Milford. Builder failed, transferred to Plymouth Dockyard Keel Laid 3 August 1959 |
| Launched: | 5 December 1763 |
| Fate: | Scuttled 1781 |
| General Characteristics | |
| Tons Burthen: | 583 |
| Length: | 117-10 feet |
| Beam: | 33-8 feet |
| Depth of Hold: | 10-2 feet |
| Propulsion: | Sail |
| Speed: | |
| Range: | |
| Complement: | 200– |
| Armament (as built): | UD: Twenty four 9lb guns; QD: four 3lb guns FC: Nil. 12 Swivels. |
HMS Guadeloupe was a 28-gun, Frigate of the Royal Navy. The ship was designed by Sir Thomas Slade based on the Lyme, “ with such alterations as may tend to the better stowing of men and carrying for guns.”
She served during the American Revolutionary War, and was scuttled at Virginia in 1781.
[edit] References
David Lyon, "The Sailing Navy List", Brasseys Publications, London 1993. http://www.cronab.demon.co.uk/A4.HTM
