 HMSIntrepid's bow as painted in 1774 byJoseph Marshall | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Great Britain | |
| Name | HMSIntrepid |
| Ordered | 16 November 1765 |
| Builder | Woolwich Dockyard (M/Shipwright Joseph Harris to July 1767; completed by William Gray) |
| Laid down | January 1767 |
| Launched | 4 December 1770 |
| Fate | Sold out of the service, 1818 |
| Notes |
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| General characteristics[1] | |
| Class & type | Intrepid-classship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 137465⁄94 |
| Length |
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| Beam | 44 ft 5 in (13.5 m) |
| Depth of hold | 19 ft 0 in (5.8 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | |
HMSIntrepid was a 64-gunthird-rateship of the line of theRoyal Navy, launched on 4 December 1770 atWoolwich. She was sold in 1828.
In 1772Intrepid sailed to the Dutch East Indies. The ship's master on this journey wasJohn Hunter, later an admiral and the secondGovernor of New South Wales.[2]
She took part in theBattle of the Chesapeake in 1781.
Intrepid andChichester captured the advice-brigSerin off San Domingo on 31 July 1794.[3] The Royal Navy took her into service asHMS Serin.
In February 1796,Intrepid was patrolling nearCap-François looking for reinforcements expected fromCork when she encountered a French corvette. After a chase of ten hours, the corvette ran ashore in a cove to the east ofPorto Plata, where her crew abandoned her, enabling the British to retrieve her. She turned out to bePerçante, armed with twenty 9-pounder guns and sixbrass 2-pounders, with a crew of 200 men under the command ofCitoyen Jacque Clement Tourtellet. She had leftLa Rochelle on 6 December 1795 under orders from the Minister of Marine and Colonies not to communicate with any vessel on the way.[4] The British took her into service as thesixth-rate HMSJamaica.Musquito must have been in company or in sight as she shared in the proceeds of the capture.[5]
Captain SirWilliam Hargood took command ofIntrepid and convoyed a fleet of nineEast Indiamen toChina. One wasMalabar.
Hargood remained andIntrepid remained in China until thePeace of Amiens in 1802, defendingMacau at theMacau Incident of January 1799.
On 4 April 1801,Intrepid capturedChance. The prize agent failed and what prize money could be recovered from his estate was not paid until 1828.[a]
In April 1809, astrong French squadron arrived at theÎles des Saintes, south of Guadeloupe. There they were blockaded until 14 April, when a British force under Major-GeneralFrederick Maitland and CaptainPhilip Beaver inAcasta, invaded and captured the islands.[7]Intrepid was among the naval vessels that shared in the proceeds of the capture of the islands.[b]
The Navy fittedIntrepid as a receiving ship in May 1810. She then went intoOrdinary until 1815.[1]
On 26 March 1828, the "Principal Officers and Commissioners of His Majesty's Navy" offered for sale at Plymouth "Intrepid, of 50 guns and 1374 tons".[9] The Navy soldIntrepid for £3,030 on that day to D. Beatson.[1]
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