HMS Antigua (1757)

History
United Kingdom
Name: HMS Antigua
Namesake: Antigua, an island in the West Indies
Acquired: 4 June 1757
Fate: Sold 13 August 1763
General characteristics
Type: Brig-sloop
Displacement: 157 tons builder's measurement
Length: 71 ft 6 in (21.79 m)
Beam: 23 ft 6 in (7.16 m)
Armament: 14 guns
For other ships with the same name, see HMS Antigua.

The first HMS Antigua was a 14-gun brig-sloop that served in the British Royal Navy from 1757 to 1763.

Antigua had served as a privateer before the Royal Navy purchased her on 4 June 1757. She was sold in the West Indies on 13 August 1763.[1]

References

  1. Colledge, p. 34
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