HMS Surprise (1796)
Quick Facts
- Ship Name
- HMS Surprise
- Launch Year
- 1796
- Type
- Frigate
- Class
- Sixth-rate frigate
- Rate
- Sixth-rate
- Launched
- 1796
- Commissioned
- 1796
- Armament
- 38 guns
- Propulsion
- Sail
- Role
- Frigate
- Notable for
- Napoleonic Wars
- Fate
- Varied fates
- Status
- Decommissioned
HMS Surprise was a captured French frigate taken into Royal Navy service.
Service History
She served during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
Historical Significance
She later became famous in popular naval fiction.