HMS Hinchinbrook (1778)

HMS Hinchinbrook was the French privateer Astrée, which the British captured in 1778 and took into the Royal Navy as a 28-gun sixth-rate frigate. She was Captain Horatio Nelson's second navy command, after the brig HMS Badger, and his first as post-captain. She was wrecked, with no loss of life, in January 1783.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Hinchinbrook and French ship Astrée.

History
Great Britain
NameHinchinbrook
Launched1778
Acquired
  • Captured on 13 October 1778
  • Purchased on 1 December 1778
CommissionedDecember 1778
FateWrecked 19 January 1782
General characteristics
Class and type28-gun sixth rate frigate
Tons burthen557 (bm)
Length115 ft (35 m)
Beam33 ft 3 in (10.13 m)
Depth of hold15 ft (4.6 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement200
Armament
  • Gun deck: 24 x 9-pounder guns
  • QD: 4 x 6-pounder guns
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