The Action of 24 October 1793 between Uranie and HMS Thames
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History | |
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Great Britain | |
Name | HMS Thames |
Ordered | 11 January 1757 |
Builder | Henry Adams, Bucklers Hard |
Laid down | February 1757 |
Launched | 10 April 1758 |
Completed | 29 May 1758 at Portsmouth Dockyard |
Commissioned | April 1758 |
Captured | 25 October 1793 |
France | |
Name | Tamise |
Acquired | 25 October 1793 |
Captured | 8 June 1796 |
Great Britain | |
Name | HMS Thames |
Acquired | 8 June 1796 (recaptured) |
Commissioned | December 1796 |
Fate | Taken to pieces at Woolwich September 1803 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Richmond-class fifth-rate frigate |
Tons burthen | 65646⁄94 bm |
Length |
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Beam | 34 ft 4 in (10.5 m) |
Depth of hold | 11 ft 9 in (3.6 m) |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Complement | 210 officers and men |
Armament |
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HMS Thames was a 32-gun Richmond-class fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy built by Henry Adams and launched at Bucklers Hard in 1758. She served in several wars, including for some four years in French service (as Tamise) after her capture. She was recaptured in 1796 and was broken up in 1803.