HMS Oroonoko was the French privateer Eugène, which the Royal Navy bought in 1805 to replace the previous Oroonoko as a prison ship at Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. She was sold in 1814.[1]
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Oroonoko |
| Namesake | Oroonoko |
| Acquired | 1805 by purchase |
| Fate | Sold 1814 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Tons burthen | 250 (bm) |
| Length |
|
| Beam | 25 ft 10 in (7.9 m) |
| Armament | 8 × 18-pounder carronades |
Eugène may have been the sloop sailing from Bordeaux to New Orleans that HMS Renard captured early in 1805 and sent into Jamaica.[2]
Citations edit
- ^ a b Winfield (2008), p. 402.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 4210. 23 April 1805.
References edit
- Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-246-7.