HMS Antelope (1784)

HMS Antelope was a 14-gun brig of the Royal Navy.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Antelope.
History
United Kingdom
Name: HMS Antelope
Acquired: April 1784
Fate: Sunk on 30 July 1784
General characteristics
Class and type: 14-gun brig
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: brig
Armament: 14 guns

She was originally a mercantile brig, purchased in April 1784 at Jamaica by Vice-Admiral Gambier and commissioned that year under Lieutenant Robert Causzor. She sank in a hurricane whilst at Jamaica on 30 July 1784.

References
  • Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
  • Winfield, Rif, British Warships of the Age of Sail 1714-1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates, pub Seaforth, 2007, ISBN 1-86176-295-X


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