Rose, under the command of Captain Matthew Scott, left Port Royal, Jamaica on 26 June 1794.[1] The next day she encountered a merchant vessel that passed on the news that Admiral Sir John Jervis and his fleet were off Basse Terre, which news led Scott to attempt to meet up with them. The night of 28 June was dark and rain squalls hid the sound of breakers, with the result that at 9pm Rose hit a reef off Rocky Point, Jamaica. The crew threw guns overboard and cut away her anchors, top masts and mizzen-mast, all in a futile attempt to lighten her and get her off the rocks. In the morning, as she filled with water, her crew abandoned ship in her boats and on rafts that they fashioned out of booms and spars.[1]
Hepper, David J. (1994). British Warship Losses in the Age of Sail, 1650-1859. Rotherfield: Jean Boudriot. ISBN0-948864-30-3.
Robert Gardiner, The First Frigates, Conway Maritime Press, London 1992. ISBN0-85177-601-9.
David Lyon, The Sailing Navy List, Conway Maritime Press, London 1993. ISBN0-85177-617-5.
Winfield, Rif (2007). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714–1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN978-1844157006.
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rose, 1783, other, ships, with, same, name, rose, rose, enterprise, class, sixth, rate, frigate, royal, navy, rose, first, commissioned, august, 1783, under, command, captain, james, hawkins, rosehistory, great, britain, namehms, rose, ordered15, march, 1782, . For other ships with the same name see HMS Rose HMS Rose was a 28 gun Enterprise class sixth rate frigate of the Royal Navy Rose was first commissioned in August 1783 under the command of Captain James Hawkins RoseHistory Great Britain NameHMS Rose Ordered15 March 1782 BuilderJoshua Stewart and Mr Hall Sandgate Kent Laid downJune 1782 Launched1 July 1783 Completed23 October 1783 CommissionedAugust 1783 FateWrecked off Jamaica 28 June 1794 General characteristics Class and typeEnterprise class sixth rate frigate Tons burthen59855 94 bm LengthOverall 120 ft 5 1 2 in 36 7 m Keel 99 ft 5 in 30 3 m Beam33 ft 7 3 4 in 10 3 m Depth of hold11 ft 0 in 3 4 m Sail planFull rigged ship Complement200 officers and men ArmamentGundeck 24 9 pounder guns QD 4 6 pounder guns 4 x 18 pounder carronades Fc 2 x 18 pounder carronades Contents 1 Fate 2 Citations 3 References 4 External linksFate editRose under the command of Captain Matthew Scott left Port Royal Jamaica on 26 June 1794 1 The next day she encountered a merchant vessel that passed on the news that Admiral Sir John Jervis and his fleet were off Basse Terre which news led Scott to attempt to meet up with them The night of 28 June was dark and rain squalls hid the sound of breakers with the result that at 9pm Rose hit a reef off Rocky Point Jamaica The crew threw guns overboard and cut away her anchors top masts and mizzen mast all in a futile attempt to lighten her and get her off the rocks In the morning as she filled with water her crew abandoned ship in her boats and on rafts that they fashioned out of booms and spars 1 Citations edit a b Hepper 1994 p 76 References editHepper David J 1994 British Warship Losses in the Age of Sail 1650 1859 Rotherfield Jean Boudriot ISBN 0 948864 30 3 Robert Gardiner The First Frigates Conway Maritime Press London 1992 ISBN 0 85177 601 9 David Lyon The Sailing Navy List Conway Maritime Press London 1993 ISBN 0 85177 617 5 Winfield Rif 2007 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 1792 Design Construction Careers and Fates Seaforth ISBN 978 1844157006 External links edit nbsp Media related to HMS Rose ship 1783 at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Rose 1783 amp oldid 1166882990, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
