HMS Phoenix (1759)
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Phoenix.
 The Phoenix and the Rose engaged by the enemy's fire ships and galleys on Aug. 16, 1776. Engraving by Dominic Serres after a sketch by Sir James Wallace | |
| Career (Great Britain) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Phoenix |
| Ordered: | 5 January 1758 |
| Builder: | John & Robert Batson, Limehouse |
| Laid down: | February 1758 |
| Launched: | 25 June 1759 |
| Completed: | By 26 July 1759 |
| Fate: | Foundered on 4 October 1780 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | 40-gun fifth rate frigate |
| Tons burthen: | 842 67⁄94 bm |
| Length: | 140 ft 9 in (42.90 m) (gundeck) 116 ft 8 in (35.56 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 36 ft 9.75 in (11.2205 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 15 ft 11.5 in (4.864 m) |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Complement: | 280 |
| Armament: | 44 guns: Lower gundeck: 20 × 18-pounder guns |
HMS Phoenix was a 44-gun[1][2] fifth rate frigate of the Royal Navy.
She saw service during the American War of Independence under Captain Hyde Parker, Jr.[2] She, along with HMS Rose and three smaller ships launched an attack on New York City on 12 July 1776.[1] During that attack, Phoenix and the other ships easily passed patriot defences and bombarded urban New York for two hours.[3] This action largely confirmed continental fears that British naval superiority would allow the Royal Navy to act with relative impunity when attacking deep-water ports.[3]
The Phoenix was lost on 4 October 1780 in a storm.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chernow, Ron (2011). Washington: A Life. Penguin Books. p. 238. ISBN 978-0143119968.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Naval Documents of The American Revolution Vol. 5 Part 5. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1970. p. 1043.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Fischer, David (2004). Washington's Crossing. Oxford. pp. 83–84. ISBN 9780195181593.
- ↑ Lettens, Jan. "HMS Phoenix (+1780)". Retrieved 7 September 2013.