HMS Fowey (1749)

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Lord Dunmore fleeing to HMS Fowey (1907 illustration)
History
Royal Navy Ensign of 1707United Kingdom
NameHMS Fowey
OwnerRoyal Navy
BuilderJanvrin, Lepe[2]
In service1749
FateSunk in action October 10, 1781[1]
General characteristics
Class and type6th rate frigate[3]
Tons burthen513 bm[5]
Length113 ft 6 in (34.6 m)[4]
Beam32 ft (9.8 m)[6]
PropulsionSail (three masts, ship rig)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament24 cannons[7]

HMS Fowey was a sixth-rate warship of the Royal Navy. Built in 1749,[8] the ship was sunk in action with the French during the Siege of Yorktown in 1781.[9] Her Captain on 1 January 1775 is listed as Cpt. Geo Montagu.[10] The ship is noted as having received Lord Dunmore, the governor of the Colony of Virginia, when he fled the colony for safety after the Gunpowder Incident during the beginning of the American Revolution, marking the last departure of a Royal Governor from the colony, effectively ending British rule in Virginia. The National Park Service has identified it as a probable candidate for a wreck located off Yorktown in the York River.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?16937
  2. ^ https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?16937
  3. ^ https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?16937
  4. ^ https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?16937
  5. ^ https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?16937
  6. ^ https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?16937
  7. ^ https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?16937
  8. ^ Billington, Phil (2008). The Guide to Fabulous Fowey. Worcester, UK: Polperro Heritage Press. p. 24. ISBN 978-09553648-5-3.
  9. ^ https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?16937
  10. ^ "Naval Documents of The American Revolution Volume 1 AMERICAN THEATRE: Dec. 1, 1774–Sept. 2, 1775 EUROPEAN THEATRE: Dec. 6, 1774–Aug. 9, 1775" (PDF). United States government Printing Office. Retrieved 9 December 2021 – via American Naval Records Society.
  11. ^ "State Submerged Research Law: Virginia". National Park Service. Retrieved 8 March 2014.


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