HMS Amelia
Survived
French Navy, then Royal Navy
| Type | Frigate |
|---|---|
| Rate | Fifth rate |
| Guns | 38 guns |
| War | French Revolutionary Wars |
Service
| 1785–1796 | Proserpine | |
| from 1796 | Amelia Captured off Cape Clear |
38-gun frigate, built in France as Proserpine and captured in 1796. At Tory Island.
Armament and specifications
Armament
In French Navy service
- 1785–93: 26 × 18-pounder guns + 8 × 8-pounder guns
- 1793–96: 26 × 18-pounder guns + 12 × 9-pounder guns + 4 × 36-pounder howitzers or 32-pounder carronades (when captured)
In Royal Navy service
- Upper deck: 28 × 18-pounder guns
- QD: 8 × 9-pounder guns + 4 × 24-pounder carronades
- Fc: 9-pounder guns + 2 × 24-pounder carronades (By 1810 the guns had been removed from the quarterdeck and only two 9-pounders remained on the forecastle.)
| Builder | Brest, France |
|---|---|
| Laid down | December 1784 |
| Launched | 25 June 1785 |
| Commissioned | August 1785 |
| Displacement | 1,350 tonneaux |
| Length | 151 ft 4 in (46.1 m) (overall); 126 ft 1+3⁄8 in (38.4 m) |
| Complement | French service: 325 British service:284 (later 315) |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
25 June 1785
Battle of Tory Island
Survived
12 October 1798
Fate
Survived
Broken up in December 1816