Frigate of the Royal Navy
For other ships with the same name, see
HMS Aurora .
HMS Alarm , a sister ship of HMS Aurora , in 1758
HMS Aurora was a 32-gun fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy .[ 1] [ 2] The ship was built in Chatham Dockyard and launched on 13 January 1766.[ 3] She was later purchased and transferred to the East India Company in 1768.[ 1]
John Monkton was recorded as serving on her prior to September 1769 but was transferred to another ship before her final voyage.[ 4]
^ a b van den Boogaerde, Pierre (2011), Shipwrecks of Madagascar , Strategic Book Publishing, pp. 96–97, ISBN 9781612043395
^ "HMS Aurora (+1770)" . Wrecksite. Retrieved 10 February 2022 .
^ Winfield, Rif (2007). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714–1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates . Seaforth Publishing. p. 371. ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6 .
^ The Gentleman's Magazine , p. 558–559