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HMS Antelope (1784)

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Name
  
HMS Antelope

Fate
  
Sunk on 30 July 1784

Propulsion
  
Sails

Acquired
  
April 1784

Class and type
  
14-gun brig

Sail plan
  
brig

HMS Antelope was a 14-gun brig of the Royal Navy.

She was originally a mercantile brig, purchased in April 1784 at Jamaica by Vice-Admiral Gambier and commissioned that year under Lieutenant Robert Causzor. She sank in a hurricane whilst at Jamaica on 30 July 1784.

References

HMS Antelope (1784) Wikipedia