HMS Europa (1783)

Europa approaching Port Mahon, Minorca, by Anton Schranz
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Europa
Ordered	12 January 1778
Builder	Woolwich Dockyard
Laid down	26 September 1778
Launched	19 April 1783
Completed	By 10 September 1783
Honours and awards	Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Egypt"[1]
Fate	Sold for breaking up on 11 August 1814
General characteristics
Class and type	50-gun Portland-class fourth rate
Tons burthen	1,046 91⁄94 (bm)
Length	145 ft 11 in (44.5 m) (overall) 119 ft 8 in (36.5 m) (keel)
Beam	40 ft 7+1⁄4 in (12.4 m)
Depth of hold	17 ft 5+1⁄2 in (5.32 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	350
Armament	Lower deck: 22 × 24-pounder guns UD: 22 × 12-pounder guns QD: 4 × 6-pounder guns Fc: 2 × 6-pounder guns

HMS Europa was a 50-gun fourth-rate of the Royal Navy, built by Woolwich Dockyard in 1783. Europa was based out of Jamaica, and ran aground at Montego Bay in 1785, but was not seriously damaged. When reports of the outbreak of the French Revolutionary Wars reached the British posts in Jamaica, Europa was sent into action along with the entire British squadron based at Jamaica, which consisted of several 12-pounder frigates and a number of smaller vessels, under the command of Commodore John Ford.