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HMS Juno
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History | |
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Great Britain | |
Name | HMS Juno |
Ordered | 1 June 1756 |
Builder | William Alexander, Rotherhithe |
Laid down | June 1756 |
Launched | 29 September 1757 |
Completed | 6 November 1757 at Deptford Dockyard |
Commissioned | September 1757 |
Fate | Burnt to avoid capture and scuttled off Rhode Island, 5 August 1778 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Richmond-class fifth-rate frigate |
Tons burthen | 667 67⁄94 bm |
Length |
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Beam | 34 ft 3 in (10.44 m) |
Depth of hold | 11 ft 10 in (3.61 m) |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Complement | 210 officers and men |
Armament |
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HMS Juno was a 32-gun Richmond-class fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1757 and served throughout the American Revolutionary War until scuttled in 1778 to avoid capture. On 5 June, 1777 she, HMS Juno, and HMS Orpheus recaptured privateer brig "Lucy" 15 Leagues off Nantucket.[1] On 9 July, 1777 she captured Betsy in Boston Bay.[2] On 9 January, 1778 she captured French snow David 3-4 miles off the north east tip of Block Island.[3] She engaged USS Providence during Providence's escape from Providence, Rhode Island 30 April 1778.[4]