HMS Boadicea (1797)

Boadicea leaving Brest during the blockade in 1799, signals a repeating frigate (in the foreground) of the number of French and Spanish ships in the harbour, by John Thomas Serres
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Boadicea
Namesake	Boudica
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	30 April 1795
Builder	Adams yard, Bucklers Hard
Laid down	September 1795
Launched	12 April 1797
Commissioned	9 September 1797
Honours and awards	Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Boadicea 18 Sept. 1810"[1]
Fate	Broken up 1858
General characteristics
Tons burthen	1052 5⁄94 (bm)
Length	148 ft 6 in (45.3 m) (overall) 123 ft 10+1⁄2 in (37.8 m) (keel)
Beam	39 ft 11+1⁄2 in (12.2 m)
Depth of hold	12 ft 8 in (3.9 m)
Propulsion	Sail
Complement	284
Armament	Upper deck: 28 × 18-pounder guns QD: 8 × 9-pounder guns + 6 × 32-pounder carronades FC: 2 × 9-pounder guns + 2 × 32-pounder carronades

HMS Boadicea was a frigate of the Royal Navy. She served in the Channel and in the East Indies during which service she captured many prizes. She participated in one action for which the Admiralty awarded the Naval General Service Medal. She was broken up in 1858.