HMS Amethyst (1793)

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Perle and HMS Amethyst.

History
French Navy Ensign French Navy EnsignFrance
NamePerle
NamesakePearl
Ordered1789
BuilderToulon Dockyard
Laid downJune 1789
Launched27 August 1790
FateHanded over to the Royal Navy in August 1793
Great Britain
NameHMS Amethyst
AcquiredAugust 1793
FateWrecked 30 December 1795
General characteristics [1][2]
Class and typeMinerve-class frigate
Displacement1362 tons (French; loaded)
Tons burthen102880⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • Overall:150 ft 4 in (45.8 m)
  • Keel:124 ft 6 in (37.9 m)
Beam39 ft 5 in (12.0 m)
Depth of hold12 ft 10+1⁄2 in (3.9 m)
Complement
  • French Navy:324
  • Royal Navy:300
Armament

HMS Amethyst was launched in 1790 as the French frigate Perle. The British Royal Navy took possession of her at Toulon in 1793. She was wrecked in 1795 at Alderney.

  1. ^ Winfield & Roberts (2015), p. 138.
  2. ^ Winfield (2008), p. 159.
  3. ^ Demerliac (2004), p. 32, №90.