HMS Andromeda (1784)
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Andromeda.
| Career (UK) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Andromeda |
| Ordered: | 20 January 1781 |
| Builder: | John Sutton & Co, Liverpool |
| Laid down: | May 1781 |
| Launched: | 21 April 1784 |
| Completed: | By May 1788 |
| Fate: | Broken up in September 1811 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Hermione-class fifth rate frigate |
| Tons burthen: | 71436⁄94 bm |
| Length: | 129 ft (39 m) (gundeck) 106 ft 9.75 in (32.5565 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 35 ft 5.5 in (10.808 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 12 ft 7 in (3.84 m) |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Complement: | 220 |
| Armament: | Upper gundeck: 26 × 12-pounder guns Quarterdeck: 4 × 6-pounder guns + 4 × 18-pounder carronades |
HMS Andromeda was a 32-gun Hermione-class fifth rate frigate of the Royal Navy.
She was first commissioned in March 1788, under the command of Captain Prince William Henry, the future King William IV. William Henry was in command until paying her off in July 1789.
Andromeda was broken up at Portsmouth in September 1811.
References
- Winfield, Rif (2007). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714–1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. London: Seaforth. ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6.