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Adamant

HMS Adamant

Survived

Royal Navy

TypeShip of the line
RateFourth rate
Guns50 guns
WarsAmerican War of Independence, French Revolutionary Wars

50-gun ship, at Cape Henry. Broken up in 1814.

Battle and destruction of the French frigate la Preneuse (by HMS Tremendous and HMS Adamant), in the Tombeau Bay, Ile de France, 11 Dec 1799 aquatint, coloured Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • Lower deck: 22 × 24-pounders
  • Upper deck: 22 × 12-pounders
  • Quarter deck: 4 × 6-pounders
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6-pounders
BuilderPeter Baker, Liverpool
Laid down6 September 1777
Launched24 January 1780
Length146 ft 3 in (44.6 m) (overall) 120 ft (36.6 m) (keel)
Complement350

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

24 January 1780

16 March 1781 · American War of Independence

11 October 1797 · French Revolutionary Wars

Fate

Survived

Broken up in June 1814