HMS Phoenix (1759)

The engraving The Phoenix and the Rose engaged by the enemy's fire ships and galleys on the 16 Aug. 1776. by Dominic Serres after a sketch by Sir James Wallace
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Phoenix
Ordered5 January 1758
BuilderJohn & Robert Batson, Limehouse
Laid downFebruary 1758
Launched25 June 1759
CompletedBy 26 July 1759
FateWrecked 4 October 1780
General characteristics
Class & type44-gun fifth-rate ship
Tons burthen84267⁄94 bm
Length
  • 140 ft 9 in (42.90 m) (gundeck)
  • 116 ft 8 in (35.56 m) (keel)
Beam36 ft 9.75 in (11.2205 m)
Depth of hold15 ft 11.5 in (4.864 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement280
Armament
  • Lower gundeck: 20 × 18-pounder guns
  • Upper gundeck: 20 × 9-pounder guns
  • QD: 4 × 6-pounder guns

HMS Phoenix was a 44-gun fifth-rate ship of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1759 and sunk in 1780 and saw service during the American War of Independence.

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