HMS Boadicea (1797)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Boadicea.
HMS Boadicea was a frigate of the Royal Navy. She served in the Channel and in the East Indies during which service she captured many prizes. She participated in one action for which the Admiralty awarded the Naval General Service Medal. She was broken up in 1858.
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Boadicea leaving Brest during the blockade in 1799, signals a repeating frigate (in the foreground) of the number of French and Spanish ships in the harbour, by John Thomas Serres | |
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Name | HMS Boadicea |
Namesake | Boudica |
Operator | Royal Navy |
Ordered | 30 April 1795 |
Builder | Adams yard, Bucklers Hard |
Laid down | September 1795 |
Launched | 12 April 1797 |
Commissioned | 9 September 1797 |
Honours and awards | Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Boadicea 18 Sept. 1810"[1] |
Fate | Broken up 1858 |
General characteristics | |
Tons burthen | 1052 5⁄94 (bm) |
Length |
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Beam | 39 ft 11+1⁄2 in (12.2 m) |
Depth of hold | 12 ft 8 in (3.9 m) |
Propulsion | Sail |
Complement | 284 |
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