HMS Rose (1783)

Rose
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Rose
Ordered15 March 1782
BuilderJoshua Stewart and Mr Hall, Sandgate, Kent
Laid downJune 1782
Launched1 July 1783
Completed23 October 1783
CommissionedAugust 1783
FateWrecked off Jamaica, 28 June 1794
General characteristics
Class & typeEnterprise-class sixth-rate frigate
Tons burthen59855⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • Overall:120 ft 5+1⁄2 in (36.7 m)
  • Keel:99 ft 5 in (30.3 m)
Beam33 ft 7+3⁄4 in (10.3 m)
Depth of hold11 ft 0 in (3.4 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement200 officers and men
Armament
  • Gun deck: 24 × 9-pounder guns
  • QD: 4 × 6-pounder guns + 4 × 18-pounder carronades
  • Fc: 2 × 18-pounder carronades

HMS Rose was a 28-gun Enterprise-class sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. Rose was first commissioned in August 1783 under the command of Captain James Hawkins.

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