HMS Juno (1757)
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HMS Juno
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History | |
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Great Britain | |
Name | HMS Juno |
Ordered | 1 June 1756 |
Builder | William Alexander, Rotherhithe |
Laid down | June 1756 |
Launched | 29 September 1757 |
Completed | 6 November 1757 at Deptford Dockyard |
Commissioned | September 1757 |
Fate | Burnt to avoid capture and scuttled off Rhode Island, 5 August 1778 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Richmond-class fifth-rate frigate |
Tons burthen | 667 67⁄94 bm |
Length |
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Beam | 34 ft 3 in (10.44 m) |
Depth of hold | 11 ft 10 in (3.61 m) |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Complement | 210 officers and men |
Armament |
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HMS Juno was a 32-gun Richmond-class fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1757 and served throughout the American Revolutionary War until scuttled in 1778 to avoid capture. She engaged USS Providence during Providence's escape from Providence, Rhode Island 30 April, 1778.[1]
References[]
- ^ "NAVAL DOCUMENTS OF The American Revolution" (PDF). history.navy.mil. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- 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.
Categories:
- Fifth-rate frigates of the Royal Navy
- 1757 ships
- Ships built on the River Thames
- United Kingdom frigate stubs