Name Adventure Tons burthen 385 bm Launched 1646 | Acquired 1 March 1709 Length 94 ft (28.7 m) (keel) Builder Woolwich | |
Captured By the French on 1 March 1709 Class and type 34-gun fourth-rate frigate | ||
Adventure was a 34-gun fourth-rate frigate of the English Royal Navy, built by Peter Pett II at Woolwich and launched in 1646. The term 'frigate' during the period of this ship referred to a method of construction, rather than a role which did not develop until the following century.
By 1677 her armament had been increased to 40 guns. Adventure was rebuilt as a 44-gun fourth rate at Chatham Dockyard in 1691. She was captured by the French off Martinique, in the West Indies on 1 March 1709.
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