Fénix
Captured
Spanish Navy, then Royal Navy
| Type | Ship of the line |
|---|---|
| Rate | Third rate |
| Guns | 80 |
| Wars | American War of Independence, French Revolutionary Wars |
Service
| 1749–1780 | Fénix | |
| from 1780 | Gibraltar Captured at the Moonlight Battle |
80-gun ship built at Havana, Lángara's flagship at the Moonlight Battle. Captured, she became HMS Gibraltar and was Sir Richard Bickerton's flagship at Cuddalore in 1783. She served the Royal Navy until 1836.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- Lower deck:30 × 24-pounder guns
Upper deck
- 1780:32 × 18-pounder guns
- 1781:32 × 24-pounder guns
QD
- 1780:12 × 9-pounder guns + 2 × 68-pounder carronades
- 1810:4 × 12-pounder guns + 8 × 32-pounder carronades
Fc
- 1780:6 × 9-pounder guns
- 1810:4 × 12-pounder guns + 2 × 32-pounder carronades
| Builder | Havana Dockyard |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 1 July 1747 |
| Launched | 26 February 1749 |
| Commissioned | 1 December 1749 |
| Length | 178 ft 10+3⁄4 in (54.5 m) (gundeck) 144 ft 5+3⁄4 in (44.0 m) (keel) |
| Complement | 650 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
26 February 1749
16–17 January 1780 · American War of Independence
Lángara's flagship; he was wounded and taken
29 April 1781 · American War of Independence
As HMS Gibraltar, Drake's flagship
20 June 1783 · American War of Independence
As HMS Gibraltar, Commodore Bickerton's flagship
28 May – 1 June 1794 · French Revolutionary Wars
As HMS Gibraltar
Fate
Captured
Broken up, 1836