HMS Minerva
From Warlike
Q5633396
HMS Minerva was one of the four 32-gun Southampton-class fifth-rate frigates of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1759 and served through the Seven Years' War, but was captured in 1778 during the American Revolutionary War and served as the French Minerve until being recaptured in 1781 and renamed HMS Recovery. She was broken up in 1784.
1759 — 1783
Wikimedia, Wikidata
HMS Recovery; Minerve
length 124 foot,
Royal Navy, French Navy,
- Three Decks page@
Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
1759-01-01T00:00:00Z
1783-01-01T00:00:00Z
1759 — 1783 HMS Minerva
1759-01-17T00:00:00Z
1759-01-17T00:00:00Z
ship launching
1778-08-22T00:00:00Z
1778-08-22T00:00:00Z
transfer
1781-01-04T00:00:00Z
1781-01-04T00:00:00Z
transfer
1783-01-01T00:00:00Z
1783-01-01T00:00:00Z
ship decommissioning
1756-06-01T00:00:00Z
1756-06-01T00:00:00Z
keel laying
1759-01-01T00:00:00Z
1759-01-01T00:00:00Z
ship commissioning
1759-03-03T00:00:00Z
1759-03-03T00:00:00Z
ship completed
1784-01-01T00:00:00Z
1784-01-01T00:00:00Z
destruction
{"selectable":false,"showCurrentTime":false,"width":"100%","zoomMin":100000000000}
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| link | page | Three Decks page@ | Wikidata | ||
| commons | image | Concorde and HMS Minerva | Commons | ||
| commons | image | HMS Minerva recaptures the Warwick in 1761 - Captain Alexander Hood, 1726-1814 RMG L8414 (cropped) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Captain Alexander Hood, 1726-1814 RMG L8414 | Commons | ||


