HMS Convert (1778) - 32-gun frigate of the 5th rank of the Royal Navy , former French Pallas . The second British ship named Convert .
| Hms convert | |
|---|---|
| Prince de conti | |
| Service | |
 France | |
| Title | Prince de conti |
| Type of sailing weapon | three mast ship |
| Manufacturer | Saint malo |
| The author of the ship drawing | Ginas |
| Construction started | April 1773 |
| Launched | October 1773 |
| End of service | September 1777 |
| Status | purchased by the fleet |
| Service | |
| France | |
| Title | Pallas |
| Class and type of vessel | 32-gun frigate |
| Organization |  French fleet |
| Manufacturer | |
| Service start | September 1777 |
| End of service | June 19, 1778 |
| Status | captured by the British |
| Service | |
 Great Britain | |
| Title | Hms convert |
| Class and type of vessel | rank 5 frigate |
| Organization |  Royal fleet |
| Manufacturer | |
| Service start | June 19, 1778 |
| Renovated / Rebuilt | February 7, 1779 royal shipyard, Portsmouth |
| Re-commissioned | November 1778 |
| End of service | November 28, 1782 |
| Status | sold out |
| Main characteristics | |
| Displacement | 705 86/94 tons ( approx. ) [1] |
| Gondek length | 127 ft 9 in (48.93 m ) [1] |
| Midship Width | 35 ft 4¼ in (10.21 m) [1] |
| Depth of intrum | 13 ft 9¼ in (3.36 m) [1] |
| Engines | Sail |
| Crew | 220 |
| Armament | |
| Total number of guns | 32 |
| Guns on the operdek | 26 × 9 pound guns [1] |
| Guns on the Trench | 4 × 6-fn guns [1] |
| Guns on the tank | 2 × 6-fn guns |
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Construction and French Service
It was built in Saint-Malo as the corsair of Le Prince de Conti , according to the project of Guinace ( French Guignace ), from April to October 1773 .
In September 1777, purchased by the French fleet, renamed Pallas , classified as a 32-gun frigate. As usual, there were a few more similar British frigates armed with a 9-pound main battery. He participated in the American Revolutionary War . June 19, 1778 in the Canal captured by the Keppel fleet. Officially, it is believed that the flagship HMS Victory took the prize, with the participation of the admiral personally.
British Service
1778 - June 30 brought to Portsmouth; from October 8, measured, drawings, equipment to February 1779 ; classified as a 32-gun "9-pound" rank 5 frigate; the name Inconstant was planned, but finally named HMS Convert ; went into operation in October 1778, captain Henry Harvey.
1779 - patrolled in the Irish Sea , then off the coast of Scotland ; May, aimed at helping Jersey ; May 13 was in the bay of Kankal ; July, with Johnston Squadron; equipping and cladding with copper in Plymouth ; On December 25, Rodney went out with the fleet to supply besieged Gibraltar .
1780 - January 8, with Rodney was at Finisterre ; January 16 with him at Cape St. Vincent ; [2] left Gibraltar for the West Indies .
1781 - entered the Hotham squadron on the Leeward Islands .
1782 - January 25−26 with Hood was at about. Saint Kitts ; September, put into reserve and calculated.
November 28, 1782 sold in Woolwich . [one]
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Winfield, ... p. 223.
- ↑ Navies and the American Revolution / R. Gardiner, ed. - P. 156.
Literature
- Rif Winfield, British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1714 to 1792 , Seaforth Publishing, London 2007. ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6