HMS Braak (1795)

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

History
Dutch Republic
NameDe Braak
NamesakeThe beagle
BuilderP. v. Zwinjndregt, Rotterdam[1]
Launched1781
CapturedBy the British in February 1795
Great Britain
NameHMS Braak
AcquiredFebruary 1795
Commissioned13 June 1797
FateCapsized on 23 May 1798
General characteristics [2]
Class and type14-gun brig-sloop
Tons burthen255 28⁄94 (bm)
Length84 ft (26 m) (overall); 57 ft 4+3⁄4 in (17.494 m) (keel)
Beam28 ft 11 in (8.81 m)
Depth of hold11 ft 2 in (3.40 m)
Sail planbrig-sloop
Complement
  • Dutch service: 80-100[3]
  • British service: 86
Armament

HMS Braak was an 18-gun brig-sloop of the Royal Navy. She was launched at Rotterdam in 1781 and initially served with the Dutch Republic. The British seized her, in Britain, after the Dutch entry into the French Revolutionary Wars, and took her into the Royal Navy. She served briefly with the British before capsizing off the North American coast. She was subsequently the focus of a number of salvage efforts.

  1. ^ a b Rotterdams jaarboekje (1900), p. 106.
  2. ^ Winfield (2008), p. 289.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Maanen was invoked but never defined (see the help page).