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HMS ''Aurora'' was a 28-gun ''Enterprise''-class sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy, that saw service during the American and French Revolutionary wars, and the Napoleonic wars. Designed to carry a complement of 200 men, she was armed with a main battery of twenty-four 9-pound guns. Launched in June 1777, she was commissioned the following month and sent to the West Indies where she formed part of a squadron under Vice-admiral Clark Gayton, attacking American shipping interests in the area. At the beginning of 1794 ''Aurora'' was among the British vessels assisting Sir David Dundas in capturing the town of San Fiorenzo, Corsica. In January 1797, ''Aurora'' came under the command of Henry Digby in the Mediterranean and in November the following year, took part in the capture of Minorca. Returning to the West Indies in 1808, she joined Charles Dashwood's squadron which took possession of the town of Samaná in November and in July 1809, escorted a large force under Hugh Lyle Carmichael sent to expel the French from the city of Santo Domingo. In December 1810, ''Aurora'' was laid up, then on 3 November 1814, she was sold. ==Design and construction== HMS ''Aurora'' was one of a second run of Enterprise-class frigates, designed by John Williams in 1770.〔Winfield pp.233–234〕 She was built at Woolwich by John Perry and Co and was along the gun deck, at the keel, and had a beam of . With a depth in the hold of , she was 595 (bm).〔 The keel was laid down in July 1776 and she was launched in June the following year. Her initial build cost was £6,595.7.5d, at the time, plus a further £4,283.7.5d for fitting.〔 Designed to take a complement of 200 men, her armament consisted of a 24-gun main battery of 9-pounders on the upper deck with four 3-pound guns on the quarter deck. Initially, she also carried twelve swivel guns.〔Winfield p.233〕 In February 1780, an Admiralty order was issued, requiring all Enterprise-class frigates to upgrade the guns on quarter deck with 6-pounders and add six 18-pound carronades; four on the quarter deck and two on the forecastle.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「HMS Aurora (1777)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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