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HMS Juno
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Juno
Ordered	1 June 1756
Builder	William Alexander, Rotherhithe
Laid down	June 1756
Launched	29 September 1757
Completed	6 November 1757 at Deptford Dockyard
Commissioned	September 1757
Fate	Burnt to avoid capture and scuttled off Rhode Island, 5 August 1778
General characteristics
Class and type	Richmond-class fifth-rate frigate
Tons burthen	667 67⁄94 bm
Length	127 ft 10 in (38.96 m) (gundeck) 107 ft 0.125 in (32.61678 m) (keel)
Beam	34 ft 3 in (10.44 m)
Depth of hold	11 ft 10 in (3.61 m)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	210 officers and men
Armament	32 guns comprising Upperdeck: 26 × 12-pounder guns Quarterdeck: 4 × 6-pounder guns Forecastle: 2 × 6-pounder guns

HMS Juno was a 32-gun Richmond-class fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1757 and served throughout the American Revolutionary War until scuttled in 1778 to avoid capture. On 5 June, 1777 she, HMS Juno, and HMS Orpheus recaptured privateer brig "Lucy" 15 Leagues off Nantucket. On 9 July, 1777 she captured Betsy in Boston Bay. On 9 January, 1778 she captured French snow David 3-4 miles off the north east tip of Block Island. She engaged USS Providence during Providence's escape from Providence, Rhode Island 30 April 1778.

References

1. "Naval Documents of The American Revolution Volume 11 AMERICAN THEATRE: Jan. 1, 1778–Mar. 31, 1778 EUROPEAN THEATRE: Jan. 1, 1778–Mar. 31, 1778" (PDF). U.S. Government printing office via Imbiblio. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
2. "Naval Documents of The American Revolution Volume 11 AMERICAN THEATRE: Jan. 1, 1778–Mar. 31, 1778 EUROPEAN THEATRE: Jan. 1, 1778–Mar. 31, 1778" (PDF). U.S. Government printing office via Imbiblio. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
3. "Naval Documents of The American Revolution Volume 11 AMERICAN THEATRE: Jan. 1, 1778–Mar. 31, 1778 EUROPEAN THEATRE: Jan. 1, 1778–Mar. 31, 1778" (PDF). U.S. Government printing office via Imbiblio. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
4. "NAVAL DOCUMENTS OF The American Revolution" (PDF). history.navy.mil. Retrieved 20 October 2021.

• Robert Gardiner, The First Frigates, Conway Maritime Press, London 1992. ISBN 0-85177-601-9.
• David Lyon, The Sailing Navy List, Conway Maritime Press, London 1993. ISBN 0-85177-617-5.
• Rif Winfield, British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1714 to 1792, Seaforth Publishing, London 2007. ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6.

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