HMS Boreas (1757)
HMS Boreas was a 28-gun Coventry-class sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. Built in 1757, she was one of five frigates of the class built of fir rather than oak. Boreas saw service during the Seven Years' War and took part in two actions at sea. She assisted in the capture of the 36-gun French frigate Diane in April 1758, and her most famous engagement was the capture of the French frigate Sirène in October 1760. She was sold out of the service in 1770.
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HMS Boreas (1757)
HMS Boreas was a 28-gun Coventry-class sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. Built in 1757, she was one of five frigates of the class built of fir rather than oak. Boreas saw service during the Seven Years' War and took part in two actions at sea. She assisted in the capture of the 36-gun French frigate Diane in April 1758, and her most famous engagement was the capture of the French frigate Sirène in October 1760. She was sold out of the service in 1770.
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HMS Boreas was a 28-gun Covent ...... ld out of the service in 1770.
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1757-09-06
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1757-04-21
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3.59664e+1
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1757-04-18
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1.00584e+1
ship launched
1757-07-29
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Sold on 29 June 1770
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*Upper deck: 24 × 9-pounder guns
*QD: 4 × 3-pounder guns
*12 × -pounder swivel guns
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sixth-rate frigate
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August 1757
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1757-09-06
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1757-04-21
Ship launched
1757-07-29
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HMS Boreas
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1757-04-18
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