| Pomona | 5863 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 28 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1714 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ordered | 1777/03/07 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1777/05/08 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Launched | 1778/09/22 | BWAS-1714 | |
| How acquired | Purpose built | BWAS-1714 | |
| Shipyard | Southampton | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Class | Enterprise Class | BWAS-1714 | |
| Designed by | John Williams | BWAS-1714 | |
| Constructor | Thomas Raymond | BWAS-1714 | |
| Category | Sixth Rate | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Type | Frigate | BWAS-1714 | |
| Broken Up | 1811/08 | BWAS-1714 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1714 |
| Length of Gundeck | 120' 6" | Imperial Feet | Length of Keel | 99' 6" | Imperial Feet | Breadth | 33' 6" | Imperial Feet | Depth in Hold | 11' 0" | Imperial Feet | Burthen | 593 89⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1778/09/22 | Broadside Weight = 117 Imperial Pound ( 53.0598 kg) | BWAS-1714 | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 24 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 12 | British 1/2-Pound Swivel | ||
| Quarterdeck | 4 | British 3-Pounder | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1771/01/03 | 200 | Design Complement | |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1778/09 | 1779/05 | Captain | William Waldegrave | BWAS-1714 |
| 1779/05 | 1782/08 | Captain | Charles Edmund Nugent | BWAS-1714 |
| 1788/05 | 1789 | Captain | William Domett | BWAS-1714 |
| 1789 | 1791/10 | Captain | Henry Savage | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/04 | 1794 | Captain | Henry d'Esterre Darby | BWAS-1714 |
| 1794/03/29 | 1795 | Captain | Augustus Fitzroy | BWAS-1714 |
| 1796 | 1797 | Captain | Charles Herbert | BWAS-1714 |
| 1797/08 | 1801/03 | Captain | Charles Ekins | BWAS-1714 |
| 1801/03 | 1801/06 | Lieutenant | Charles Marshall Gregory | BWAS-1714 |
| 1801/06 | 1801/10 | Lieutenant | J Harrey | BWAS-1714 |
| 1801/10 | 1802/02 | Captain | BWAS-1714 | |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1778/09/22 | building at Southampton at a cost of £6445.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1778/09/25 | Began coppering and fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1778/12/17 | Sailed for the West Indies | BWAS-1714 |
| 1778/12/17 | Completed coppering and fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £5618.18.4d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1779/01/27 | Took the Privateer Sloop-of-War Cumberland | |
| 1779/03/27 | Sailed for the Leeward Islands | BWAS-1714 |
| 1779/09/15 | Present at the Capture of Omoa | |
| 1780/03/20 | Present at the 1st Action off Monti Christi | |
| 1782/08 | Returned home and paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1783/08 | Began middling repair at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1784/07 | Completed middling repair at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £7816.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1788/05 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1791/10 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/02 | Began fitting at Rotherhithe | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/03 | Completed fitting at Rotherhithe at a cost of £1309.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/03 | Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/05 | Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £4481.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1794/07/14 | Renamed Amphitrite | BWAS-1714 |
| 1797/06 | Began refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1797/09 | Completed refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £7019.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1797/11 | Sailed for Jamaica | BWAS-1714 |
| 1798/02/02 | Took the Privateer La Batterie République off St Lucia | |
| 1798/04/03 | Took the Privateer La Violetta off Barbados | |
| 1798/12 | Took the Privateer La Guadaloupienne | |
| 1798/12 | Took the Privateer Le Bourdelais | |
| 1799/06/26 | Took the Privateer Le Duquesne off Antigua | |
| 1799/08/11 | Present at the Surrender of Surinam | |
| 1801/06 | Voyage home | BWAS-1714 |
| 1802/02 | Laid up at Portsmouth (Winfield gives 1801-02, which is before she left the West Indies) | BWAS-1714 |
| 1811/08 | Broken up at Portsmouth | BWAS-1714 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1714 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield | Book |