HMS Antigua (1804)

HMS Antigua was a French frigate launched in 1779. She became a privateer that the British captured in 1804. She served the Royal Navy as a prison ship from 1804 to 1816, when she was broken up.

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

History
France
NameRailleuse
BuilderRochefort
Launched11 August 1779
Captured25 March 1804
NotesOriginally the Galathée-class frigate Railleuse and then the 36-gun privateer Égyptienne
United Kingdom
NameHMS Antigua
NamesakeAntigua, an island in the West Indies
AcquiredBy capture 25 March 1804 or 27 March 1804
FateScrapped 1816
General characteristics
TypeGalathée class frigate, later Prison ship
Tons burthen856 tons bm
Length145 ft (44.2 m) (overall); c.117 ft 6 in (35.8 m)
Beam37 ft (11.3 m)
Complement301 (French service)
Armament
  • French service
  • Initially: 26 × 12-pounder + 6 × 6-pounder guns
  • Later: 8 × 6-pounder guns + 4 × 36-pounder howitzers
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