HMS Woolwich (1785)

Woolwich
Woolwich under tow in Portsmouth harbour, painted by Thomas Elliott in 1795
History
Great Britain
NameWoolwich
Ordered5 March 1782
BuilderThomas Calhoun & John Nowlan, Bursledon
Laid downJanuary 1783
Launched15 December 1785
Honours &
awards
FateWrecked 1813
General characteristics
Tons burthen9068094 (bm)
Length
  • 140 ft (42.7 m) (overall)
  • 115 ft 2+12 in (35.1 m) (keel)
Beam38 ft 6 in (11.7 m)
Depth of hold16 ft 9+14 in (5.1 m)
Complement300 (294 from 1794)
Armament
  • 1792:
  • Lower deck: 20 × 18-pounder guns
  • UD: 22 × 12-pounder guns
  • QD: 4 × 12-pounder guns
  • Fc: 2 × 6-pounder guns
  • 1793:
  • Lower deck: 20 × 18-pounder guns
  • UD: 22 × 24-pounder carronades
  • QD: 4 × 13-pounder guns
  • Fc: 2 × 6-pounder guns
  • 1799: 22 × 9-pounder guns (UD)

HMS Woolwich was an Adventure-class frigate launched in 1784. She essentially spent her career as a storeship until she was wrecked in 1813.