HMS Saint Eustatius

History
Dutch Republic
NameDe Graaf
Commissionedc.1781
FateCaptured 4 February 1781
Great Britain
NameHMS Saint Eustatius
NamesakeSint Eustatius
Commissioned14 February 1781
FateSold at Antigua 1783
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeSixth rate frigate
Tons burthen363494 (bm)
Length
  • 104 ft (31.7 m) (gundeck)
  • 90 ft 3 in (28 m) (keel)
Beam27 ft 6 in (8 m)
Depth of hold10 ft 3 in (3.1 m)
PropulsionSails
Complement160
Armament20 × 9-pounder guns

HMS Saint Eustatius, also known as HMS Eustatia, was a 20-gun sixth rate frigate originally built by the Dutch Republic to serve in the Leeward Islands under the name de Graaf. She was taken by the British at the capture of Sint Eustatius in February 1781 and commissioned into the Royal Navy. She was sold in 1783.

  1. ^ Winfield (2007), p. 1273.