HMS Topaze (1793)

History
France
NameTopaze
Ordered14 March 1789
BuilderToulon
Laid downAugust 1789
Launched26 September 1790
CompletedFebruary 1791
FateCaptured by British at Toulon, 29 August 1793
Great Britain
NameHMS Topaze
AcquiredBy capture, 29 August 1793
CommissionedAugust 1795
DecommissionedFebruary 1812
FateBroken up, 1814
General characteristics
Class & typeMagicienne-class frigate
Displacement1,100 tons (French)
Tons burthen91682⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • 44.17 m (144 ft 11 in) (gundeck)
  • 38.65 m (126 ft 10 in) (keel)
Beam11.2 m (36 ft 9 in)
Depth of hold5.79 m (19 ft 0 in)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
ComplementBritish service: 280 (274 from 1794)
Armament
  • French service (1790):
  • UD: 26 × 12-pounder long guns
  • Fc: 2 × 6-pounder long guns
  • QD: 4 × 6-pounder long guns
  • British service:
  • UD: 26 × 12-pounder guns
  • Fc: 2 × 6-pounder guns + 2 × 32-pounder carronades
  • QD: 6 × 6-pounder guns + 6 × 32-pounder carronades

HMS Topaze was a Royal Navy 32-gun frigate, originally completed in 1791 as a French Magicienne-class frigate. In 1793 Lord Hood's fleet captured her at Toulon. The Royal Navy took her into service under her existing name. She was broken up in 1814.

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