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HMS Antigua (1757)

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Name
  
HMS Antigua

Fate
  
Sold 13 August 1763

Length
  
22 m

Acquired
  
4 June 1757

Type
  
Brig-sloop

Namesake
  
Antigua, an island in the West Indies

Displacement
  
157 tons builder's measurement

The first HMS Antigua was a 14-gun brig-sloop that served in the British Royal Navy from 1757 to 1763.

Antigua had served as a privateer before the Royal Navy purchased her on 4 June 1757. She was sold in the West Indies on 13 August 1763.

References

HMS Antigua (1757) Wikipedia