Amazon-class frigate (1773)
 Ambuscade fighting Bayonnaise, by Jean-François Hue
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| Class overview | |
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| Builders |
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| Operators | United Kingdom, France |
| Built | 1773-1787 |
| In commission | 1773-1830 |
| Completed | 18 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | 32-gun fifth-rate frigate |
| Tons burthen | 68929⁄94 (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 35 ft 2+1⁄4 in (10.7 m) |
| Draught | 8 ft (2.4 m) |
| Depth of hold | 12 ft 1+1⁄2 in (3.7 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 220 |
| Armament |
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The Amazon-class frigates of 1773, made up of 32-gun fifth rates with a main battery of 12-pounder guns.[1] They were designed by the Surveyor of the Navy, John Williams during his employment by the Admiralty.[2]
The class comprised eighteen ships; Amazon, Ambuscade and Thetis were launched in 1773; the second batch - Cleopatra, Amphion, Orpheus, Juno, Success, Iphigenia, Andromache, Syren, Iris, Greyhound, Meleager, Castor, Solebay, Terpsichore and Blonde - were launched in 1779 to 1787.[3]
Citations[edit]
- ^ "British Amazon Class". threedecks.org. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ "John Williams (1700-1786)".
- ^ Winfield p. 193
References[edit]
- Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-246-7.
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