&sq=Sri Lanka&lang=en&file=File:Capture_of_Nereide.jpg) Capture of Néréide by HMS Phoebe, on 20 December 1797, by Thomas Whitcombe, 1816
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Phoebe |
| Ordered | 24 May 1794 |
| Builder | John Dudman, Deptford Wharf |
| Laid down | June 1794 |
| Launched | 24 September 1795 |
| Honours and awards | |
| Fate | Sold 1841 |
| General characteristics [6] | |
| Class and type | Phoebe-class frigate |
| Type | 36-gun 18-pounder fifth rate |
| Tons burthen | 9268⁄94 (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 38 ft 3 in (11.7 m) |
| Depth of hold | 15 ft 5+1⁄2 in (4.7 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Ship rigged |
| Speed | 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)[7] |
| Complement | 264 |
| Armament |
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HMS Phoebe was a 36-gun fifth rate of the Royal Navy. She had a career of almost twenty years and fought in the French Revolutionary Wars, the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812. Overall, her crews were awarded six clasps to the Naval General Service Medals, with two taking place in the French Revolutionary Wars, three during the Napoleonic Wars and the sixth in the War of 1812. Three of the clasps carried the name Phoebe. During her career, Phoebe sailed to the Mediterranean and Baltic seas, the Indian Ocean, South East Asia, North and South America.
Once peace finally arrived, Phoebe was laid up, though she spent a few years as a slop ship during the 1820s. She was then hulked. The Admiralty finally sold her for breaking up in 1841.
- ^ "No. 20939". The London Gazette. 26 January 1849. p. 238.
- ^ "No. 20939". The London Gazette. 26 January 1849. p. 239.
- ^ "No. 20939". The London Gazette. 26 January 1849. p. 240.
- ^ a b "No. 20939". The London Gazette. 26 January 1849. p. 244.
- ^ "No. 20939". The London Gazette. 26 January 1849. p. 245.
- ^ Winfield (2008), p. 147.
- ^ Gardiner, Robert (1994). The heavy frigate : eighteen-pounder frigates. National Maritime Museum (Great Britain). London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0851776272. OCLC 32469643.