HMS Etrusco (1794)

History
United States
NamePresident Washington
BuilderRhode Island[1]
Launched1789[1]
FateSold 1791 at Calcutta
Grand Duchy of Tuscany
NameEtrusco
OwnerHome Riggs Popham
Acquired1791 by purchase
FateSeized c.1793
Great Britain
NameEtrusco
OwnerHome Riggs Popham
FateSold to the government 1794
Great Britain
NameHMS Etrusco
Acquired1794 by purchase
FateAbandoned at sea 15 August 1798
General characteristics [2]
Tons burthen919, or 999[1] (bm)
Length
  • Overall: 137 ft 8 in (42.0 m)
  • Keel: 116 ft 5+7⁄8 in (35.5 m)
Beam38 ft 6 in (11.7 m)
Depth of hold13 ft 6 in (4.1 m)
PropulsionSail
Complement125
Armament16 × 6-pounder guns

HMS Etrusco was launched in 1789 at Rhode Island as President Washington. Home Riggs Popham purchased her at Calcutta and transferred to her the name and papers of a previous vessel of his named Etrusco, a Tuscan ship.

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference LR1794 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Winfield (2008), p. 397.