History | |
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Name | De Graaf |
Commissioned | c.1781 |
Fate | Captured 4 February 1781 |
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Name | HMS Saint Eustatius |
Namesake | Sint Eustatius |
Commissioned | 14 February 1781 |
Fate | Sold at Antigua 1783 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Sixth rate frigate |
Tons burthen | 3634⁄94 (bm) |
Length |
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Beam | 27 ft 6 in (8 m) |
Depth of hold | 10 ft 3 in (3.1 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Complement | 160 |
Armament | 20 × 9-pounder guns |
HMS Saint Eustatius, also known as HMS Eustatia, was a 20-gun sixth rate frigate originally built by the Dutch Republic to serve in the Leeward Islands under the name de Graaf. She was taken by the British at the capture of Sint Eustatius in February 1781 and commissioned into the Royal Navy. She was sold in 1783.