HMS Surprise (1774)

Surprise
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Surprise
OrderedJanuary 1771
BuilderWoolwich Dockyard
Laid down5 September 1771
Launched13 April 1774
Completed15 April 1775
CommissionedFebruary 1775
FateSold for breaking up, 24 April 1783
General characteristics
Class & type28-gun Enterprise-class sixth-rate frigate
Tons burthen593 89⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • 120 ft 6 in (36.7 m) (overall)
  • 99 ft 6 in (30.3 m) (keel)
Beam33 ft 6 in (10.2 m)
Depth of hold11 ft 0 in (3.4 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement200 officers and men
Armament
  • Upper deck: 24 × 9-pounder guns
  • QD: 4 × 6-pounder guns
  • 12 × swivel guns

HMS Surprise (or Surprize) was a 28-gun Enterprise-class sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy, which served throughout the American Revolutionary War and was broken up in 1783.

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