HMS Dolphin (1799)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Dolphin.

History
Dutch Republic
Name	Dofijn
Builder	Amsterdam
Laid down	3 November 1777
Launched	1780
Captured	1799
Great Britain
Name	HMS Dolphin
Acquired	1799 by capture
Commissioned	November 1799
Fate	Broken up 1803
General characteristics [1] [2] [3]
Tons burthen	505 (bm)
Length	125 voet 7 duim [a]
Beam	34 voet
Depth of hold	13 voet 2 duim
Propulsion	Sails
Complement	Dutch service:150-156 British service: n.a.
Armament	Dutch service:20-24 guns British service: n.a.
Notes	van Maanen states that the British captured or burnt Delfin in 1779, [1] i.e., before her completion date. The year 1779 appears to be a typographical error for 1799.

HMS Dolphin was the Dutch 7th Charter Dolfijn, launched in 1780 at Amsterdam. ^[1] In 1781 she was under the command of Captain Mulder when she participated in the battle of Dogger Bank. ^[4]

HMS Wolverine and HMS Arrow captured her on 15 September 1799 off Vlie Island. The Royal Navy took her into service and commissioned her in November as the sixth-rate HMS Dolphin under the command of Lieutenant R. M'Dougall. ^[2] She became a transport in 1800, and a storeship in 1802. She was broken up in 1803. ^[3]

Notes

1. All linear measurements are in Amsterdam feet (voet) of 11 Amsterdam inches (duim) (see Dutch units of measurement). The Amsterdam foot is about 8% shorter than an English foot. The basis of measurement is also different.

Citations

1. van Maanen (2008), p. 10.
2. Winfield (2008), p. 235.
3. Winfield (2008), p. 398.
4. Clowes (1898), Vol.3, p.506.

References

• Clowes, W. Laird, et al. (1897-1903) The royal navy: a history from the earliest times to the present. (Boston: Little, Brown and Co.; London: S. Low, Marston and Co.)
• van Maanen, Ron (2008). "Preliminary list of Dutch naval vessel built or required in the period 1700-1799" (PDF).
• Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN   978-1861762467.