Oliver Cromwell (ship)
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Oliver Cromwell |
| Namesake | Oliver Cromwell |
| Operator | Connecticut State Navy |
| Ordered | January 1, 1776 |
| Builder | Uriah Hayden |
| Laid down | April 2,1776 |
| Launched | June 13, 1776 |
| Completed | August 18, 1776 |
| Captured | June 6, 1779 |
| Great Britain | |
| Name | Restoration |
| Acquired | 6 June 1779 |
| Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Loyalist |
| Owner | Royal Navy |
| Acquired | 1779 |
| Captured | 30 August 1781 by France |
| France | |
| Name | Loyaliste |
| Owner | French Navy |
| Acquired | 30 August 1781 |
| Commissioned | September 1781 |
| Fate | Donated to United States, November 1781 |
| United States | |
| Name | Loyaliste |
| Acquired | November 1781 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | corvette |
| Tons burthen | 300 (bm) |
| Length | 80 ft (24 m) |
| Beam | 27 ft (8.2 m) |
| Depth of hold | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
| Complement | 180 officers and enlisted |
| Armament | 20 guns |
| Service record | |
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Oliver Cromwell was a 20-gun frigate of the Connecticut State Navy launched on 13 June 1776. British ships captured her in a battle off the coast of Sandy Hook, New Jersey, on 6 June 1779, renaming her Restoration. She was purchased by the Royal Navy in 1779, which renamed her HMS Loyalist. In May 1781 her captain was Morgan Laugharne.