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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]
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Name | Dofijn |
Builder | Amsterdam |
Laid down | 3 November 1777 |
Launched | 1780 |
Captured | 1799 |
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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' 7"(Amsterdam foot)[lower-alpha 1] |
Beam | 34' (Dutch) |
Depth of hold | 13' 2" (Dutch) |
Propulsion | Sails |
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Armament |
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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 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]
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