HMS Andromache (1781)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Andromache.

Inboard profile plan of Andromache
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Andromache
NamesakeAndromache
Ordered1 February 1780
BuilderWilliam Barnard, Deptford
Laid downJune 1781
Launched17 November 1781
Completed4 January 1782
FateBroken up in 1811
Notes
General characteristics
Class and type32-gun Amazon-class fifth-rate frigate
Tons burthen68412⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • 126 ft 2 in (38.5 m) (gundeck)
  • 104 ft (31.7 m) (keel)
Beam35 ft 2 in (10.7 m)
Depth of hold12 ft 2 in (3.71 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement220
Armament
  • UD: 26 × 12-pounder guns
  • QD: 4 × 6-pounder guns + 4 × 18-pounder carronades
  • Fc: 2 × 6-pounder guns + 2 × 18-pounder carronades
Lower deck plan of Andromache

HMS Andromache was a 32-gun Amazon-class fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy.[1] She was launched in 1781 and served for 29 years until she was broken up in 1811.[2]

  1. ^ "Sailing Ships of the Royal Navy, A3". 11 March 2007. Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  2. ^ Trew, Peter (2006). Rodney and the Breaking of the Line. Pen & Sword Military. p. 227. ISBN 1844151433.