HMS Richmond (1757)

For other ships of the same name, see HMS Richmond.

Career (Great Britain)
Name:	HMS Richmond
Ordered:	12 March 1756
Builder:	John Buxton, Deptford
Laid down:	April 1756
Launched:	12 November 1757
Completed:	7 December 1757 at Deptford Dockyard
Commissioned:	April 1757
Fate:	Captured by the French Navy in the Chesapeake, 11 September 1781
General characteristics
Class and type:	Richmond-class fifth-rate frigate
Tons burthen:	664 16⁄94 bm
Length:	127 ft 1.5 in (38.748 m) (gundeck) 107 ft 1.125 in (32.64218 m) (keel)
Beam:	34 ft 1.75 in (10.4077 m)
Depth of hold:	11 ft 10 in (3.61 m)
Sail plan:	Full-rigged ship
Complement:	210 officers and men
Armament:	32 guns comprising Upperdeck: 26 × 12-pounder guns Quarterdeck: 4 × 6-pounder guns Forecastle: 2 × 6-pounder guns

HMS Richmond was the name ship of the 32-gun Richmond-class fifth-rate frigates of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1757 and served throughout the American Revolutionary War until captured by the French in 1781.

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.

Southampton-class frigates

First batch	Richmond · Juno · Thames

Second batch	Lark · Boston · Jason

Preceded by: Southampton class · Followed by: Venus class See List of frigate classes of the Royal Navy