French ship Romulus (1781)

History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Romulus
BuilderAdams, Bucklers Hard[1]
Laid downJuly 1776[1]
Launched17 December 1777[1]
In service19 February 1781[1]
Captured19 February 1781 by Éveillé, Gentille, Surveillante and Guêpe.[1]
France
NameRomulus
AcquiredBy capture, 19 February 1781[1]
FateTechnical hulk in Isle de France[Note 1] in June 1789[1]
General characteristics
Tons burthen700 tonnes[1]
Length43.9 metres[1]
Beam11.5 metres[1]
Draught5.2 metres[1]
PropulsionSails
Armament50 guns of various weights of shot

HMS Romulus was a 44-gun ship of the Royal Navy. She was captured by the French Navy in the Chesapeake Bay during the American Revolutionary War and taken into French service as Romulus. She was later razeed to become the frigate Résolution,[2] and served in an exploration voyage to China under Bruni d'Entrecasteaux.

A model of this ship is to be found on display in the NT property Snowshill Manor, Broadway, Gloucestershire.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Roche, p.386
  2. ^ Roche, p.380


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