HMS Antigua (1779)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Antigua.

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Antigua
NamesakeAntigua, an island in the West Indies
In serviceAugust 1779
FateSold 12 January 1792
General characteristics
TypeSloop
Armament14 guns

HMS Antigua was a 14-gun sloop that served in the British Royal Navy from 1779 to 1792. In contemporary records she is sometimes referred to as "His Majesty's armed brig Antigua".

American Revolutionary War

Between 1780 and 1782 she was under the command of Lieutenant Robert Barton,[1] and captured several prizes.

  • On 28 December, 1777 she captured the American privateer Nancy.[2][3]
  • On 25 December 1780 she captured two Dutch ships, the Vrouw Elizabeth and Stad Workum.[4]
  • On 9 August 1781 she retook the French privateer Defiance.[5]
  • On 23 December 1781 she was in company with Squirrel, Dunkirk, and Cambridge at the capture of the Dutch ship De Vrow Esther.[6]
  • On 28 April 1782, Antigua and the cutter Viper brought into Waterford a French privateer lugger and her prize. The prize was a sloop that had been sailing from London to Cork with merchandise when the privateer took her.[7]

Antigua was in service in August 1789.

Fate

Antigua was sold on 12 January 1792.[8]

Citations

  1. ^ "NMM, vessel ID 380007" (PDF). Warship Histories, vol v. National Maritime Museum. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  2. ^ "No. 12150". The London Gazette. 2 January 1781. p. 3.
  3. ^ "Naval Documents of The American Revolution Volume 11 AMERICAN THEATRE: Jan. 1, 1778–Mar. 31, 1778 EUROPEAN THEATRE: Jan. 1, 1778–Mar. 31, 1778" (PDF). U.S. Government printing office via Imbiblio. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  4. ^ "No. 12394". The London Gazette. 3 December 1782. p. 4.
  5. ^ "No. 12436". The London Gazette. 29 April 1783. pp. 3–4.
  6. ^ "No. 12678". The London Gazette. 30 August 1785. p. 410.
  7. ^ "No. 12293". The London Gazette. 4 May 1782. p. 1.
  8. ^ Colledge, p. 34.

References

  • Colledge, J.J. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of All Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy From the Fifteenth Century to the Present. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1987. ISBN 0-87021-652-X.

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