HMS Thetis (1773)

HMS Thetis was a 32-gun fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy, built by Wyatt & Co. at Buckler's Hard shipyard in 1773. The French captured her in 1798 but the British recaptured her in 1803. She was broken up in 1810.

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

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Thetis
NamesakeThetis
Ordered25 December 1770
BuilderWyatt & Co. Buckler's Hard
Laid down1771
Launched1773
Commissioned1777
Out of service1781
FateWrecked 1780
General characteristics as built
Class and type32-gun fifth-rate Amazon-class frigate (1773) frigate
Length
  • 126 ft 3 in (38.48 m) (gundeck)
  • 104 ft 1 in (31.72 m) (keel)
Beam35 ft 1.75 in (10.7125 m)
Draught
  • 8 ft 4 in (2.54 m) (forwards)
  • 13 ft 0 in (3.96 m) (aft)
Depth of hold12 ft 2 in (3.71 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement220
Armament
  • Upper deck: 26 × 12-pounder guns
  • QD: 4 x 6-pounder guns + 4 x 18-pounder carronades
  • Fc: 2 x 6-pounder guns + 2 × 18-pounder carronades

From 1777 to 1781 she served with the North American squadron.

Thetis took part in the action of 9 August 1780, when a convoy she was escorting fell prey to a Franco-Spanish squadron. 55 merchantmen were captured, but she managed to escape.[1]

In 1780, she was wrecked.[2]

Notes, citations, and references

Notes

    Citations

    1. Lacour-Gayet (1905), p. 318.
    2. Michael Phillips' ships of the old Navy

    References

    • Lacour-Gayet, Georges (1905). La marine militaire de la France sous le règne de Louis XVI. Paris: Honoré Champion. OCLC 763372623.
    • Michael Phillips' ships of the old Navy
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