HMS Nemesis (1780)
Lower deck of HMS Nemesis | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Nemesis |
| Ordered | 30 September 1777 |
| Builder |
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| Laid down | November 1777 |
| Launched | 23 January 1780 |
| Completed | 22 June 1780 (at Plymouth Dockyard) |
| Commissioned | January 1780 |
| France | |
| Name | Némésis |
| Acquired | By capture on 9 December 1795 |
| Captured | Surrendered on 9 March 1796 |
| Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Nemesis |
| Acquired | Captured on 9 March 1796 |
| Fate | Sold 9 June 1814 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | 28-gun Enterprise-class sixth-rate frigate |
| Tons burthen | 598 37⁄94 (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 33 ft 7+1⁄2 in (10.2 m) |
| Depth of hold | 11 ft (3.4 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 200 officers and men |
| Armament |
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HMS Nemesis was a 28-gun Enterprise-class sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. The French captured her in 1795 at Smyrna, but in 1796 a squadron led by Barfleur brought her out of the neutral port of Tunis. Throughout her career she served under a number of commanders who would go on to have distinguished careers. She was converted to a troopship in 1812 and was sold in 1814.