| Coventry | 3722 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 28 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1714 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ordered | 1756/04/13 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1756/05/31 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Launched | 1757/05/20 | BWAS-1714 | |
| How acquired | Purpose built | BWAS-1714 | |
| Shipyard | Bucklers Hard | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Class | Coventry Class | BWAS-1714 | |
| Designed by | Thomas Slade | BWAS-1714 | |
| Constructor | Henry Adams | BWAS-1714 | |
| Category | Sixth Rate | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Type | Frigate | BWAS-1714 | |
| Captured | 1783/01/12 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Becomes | French sixth rate frigate 'Le Coventry' (1783) | BWAS-1714 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1714 |
| Length of Gundeck | 118' 4 ¾" | Imperial Feet | 36.0871 | Length of Keel | 97' 0 ½" | Imperial Feet | 29.5783 | Breadth | 34' 0 ⅞" | Imperial Feet | 10.3854 | Depth in Hold | 10' 6" | Imperial Feet | Burthen | 599 25⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1757 | Broadside Weight = 117 Imperial Pound ( 53.0598 kg) | BWAS-1714 | ||
| Gun Deck | 24 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Gun Deck | 12 | British 1/2-Pound Swivel | ||
| Quarterdeck | 4 | British 3-Pounder | ||
| 1780/02/02 | Broadside Weight = 174 Imperial Pound ( 78.909 kg) | BWAS-1714 | ||
| Gun Deck | 24 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 4 | British 6-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 4 | British 18-Pound Carronade | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 18-Pound Carronade | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1757 | 200 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1757/05 | 1759/04 | Captain | Carr Scrope | BWAS-1714 |
| 1759/04 | 1759/10/04 | Commander | Francis Burslem | BWAS-1714 |
| 1759/10/04 | 1760/04 | Captain | Francis Burslem | BWAS-1714 |
| 1760/04 | 1760/10 | Captain | Chaloner Ogle | BWAS-1714 |
| 1760/10 | 1761 | Captain | John Elliot | BWAS-1714 |
| 1761 | 1763/03 | Captain | Robert Carpenter | BWAS-1714 |
| 1763/04 | 1768/02 | Captain | Archibald Kennedy | BWAS-1714 |
| 1775/01 | 1777/06 | Captain | Benjamin Marlow | BWAS-1714 |
| 1777/06/26 | 1780 | Captain | John Alexander Panton | BWAS-1714 |
| 1780 | 1780 | Lieutenant | Charles Marshall | BWAS-1714 |
| 1781 | 1782/09/05 | Captain | Andrew Mitchell | BWAS-1714 |
| 1782/09/14 | 1783/01/12 | Captain | William Wolseley | BWAS-1714 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1757/05/20 | building at Bucklers Hard at a cost of £5130.5.6d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1757/06/06 | Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1757/07/31 | Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £3976.19.9d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1757/10 | Rochefort Expedition | BWAS-1714 |
| 1757/12/04 | Took the Privateer Ship Le Dragon | |
| 1759 | Took the Privateer La Morech | |
| 1759 | Took the Privateer La Mouche | |
| 1759/03/12 | Present at the Action of 1759-03-12 | |
| 1759/11/20 | Present at the Battle of Quiberon Bay | |
| 1760/05/15 | Took the Privateer Le Samson | |
| 1761 | Took the Privateer L'Audacieux | |
| 1762/03/25 | Took the Privateer Le Guerrier | |
| 1762/12/02 | Took the Privateer Dos Amigos | |
| 1762/12/31 | Took the Privateer Le Groignard | |
| 1763/03 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1763/03 | Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1763/04 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1763/06 | Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £3538.16.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1763/07/23 | Sailed for North America | BWAS-1714 |
| 1768/02 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1768/06/09 | Surveyed | BWAS-1714 |
| 1770/03/22 | Surveyed | BWAS-1714 |
| 1770/12 | Began great repair at Chatham | BWAS-1714 |
| 1772/05 | Completed great repair at Chatham at a cost of £8022.5.11d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1774/12 | Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1775/01 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1775/03 | Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £2560.4.10d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1775/03/28 | Sailed for the East Indies | BWAS-1714 |
| 1778/08/10 | Present at the Second Battle of Pondicherry | |
| 1778/08/25 | Took the Fifth Rate Frigate Le Sartine in the East Indies | |
| 1782/08/12 | Action vs Bellone - Bellone vs Coventry | |
| 1782/09/03 | Present at the Battle of Trincomalee | |
| 1783/01/12 | Taken by Suffren's squadron off Ganjam in the Bay of Biscay | BWAS-1714 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1714 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield | Book |