HMS Serapis

Captured

Type	Frigate
Rate	Fifth rate
Guns	44 guns
War	American War of Independence

Service

1779	Serapis	Britain
from 1779	Sérapis Taken into Texel by Jones and handed to France	France

44-gun two-decker escorting the Baltic convoy. Captured by Jones at Flamborough Head and handed to France; destroyed by an accidental fire off Madagascar in 1781.

The Action Between the Frigates Bonhomme Richard (Capt John Paul Jones) And HMS Serapis, During The Battle Of Flamborough Head, 1779. The Alliance fires on the combatants. oil on canvas 34 x 46 in. (86.3 x 116.8 cm) Exhibited: Royal Academy, 1780, number 314, titled: ‘The action between the Serapis, Photo: Richard Paton, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

British service: Lower deck: 20 × 18-pounder guns
Upper deck: 22 × 9-pounder guns; (later upgraded to 12-pounder guns)
Fc: 2 × 6-pounder guns
French service: 24 × 24-pounder guns + 22 × 18-pounder guns + 6 others

Builder	Randall & Brent, Rotherhithe
Laid down	3 March 1778
Launched	4 March 1779
Length	140 ft (43 m) (gundeck) 116 ft 4+3⁄8 in (35 m) (keel)
Complement	280 (300 from 1780)

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

Career

Launched

4 March 1779

Battle of Flamborough Head

Captured

23 September 1779

Captain Richard Pearson

Renamed Sérapis

France

1779 · Taken into Texel by Jones and handed to France

Fate

Captured

Wrecked in 1781 off Madagascar