For other ships of the same name, see HMS Guadeloupe.
| HMS Guadeloupe (1763) | |
|---|---|
| Career (Great Britain) |  |
| Name: | HMS Guadeloupe |
| Ordered: |
19 September 1757 (Williams) 29 June 1758 (Plymouth) |
| Builder: |
John Williams, Neyland, Pembrokeshire (initially) Plymouth Dockyard |
| Laid down: | 8 May 1759 |
| Launched: | 5 December 1763 |
| Completed: | 11 July 1764 |
| Commissioned: | March 1764 |
| Out of service: | Scuttled on 10 October 1781 |
| Career (France) |  |
| Acquired: | Salvaged |
| Fate: | Deleted from navy list in 1786 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Coventry-class sixth-rate frigate |
| Tons burthen: | 586 30⁄94 bm |
| Length: |
118 ft 4 in (36.1 m) (gundeck) 97 ft 3.5 in (29.7 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 33 ft 8 in (10.3 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) |
| Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement: | 200 |
| Armament: |
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HMS Guadeloupe was a 28-gun sixth-rate Coventry-class frigate of the Royal Navy. The ship was designed by Sir Thomas Slade, and was initially contracted to be built with the Pembrokeshire shipwright John Williams of Neyland; however he became bankrupt, and the order was transferred to the Plymouth Naval Dockyard.
She served during the American War of Independence, and was scuttled in the York River, Virginia on 10 October 1781 to prevent the French capturing her.[1] The French subsequently salvaged and commissioned her. She served until being deleted from their navy lists at Rochefort in 1786.[2]
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