HMS Antigua

HMS Antigua

HMS "Antigua" has been the name of four ships of the Royal Navy:

*HMS|Antigua|1757|6 was a 14-gun brig-sloop that had formerly served as a privateer. She was purchased in 1757 and sold in 1763.
*HMS|Antigua|1779|6 was a 14-gun sloop that entered service in 1779 and was sold in 1782.
*HMS|Antigua|1804|6 was the former French privateer "Egyptienne". Captured in 1804, she served as a prison ship until scrapped in 1816.
*HMS|Antigua|K501|6 was a Colony-class frigate laid down as the United States Navy "Tacoma"-class patrol frigate USS "Hamond" (PF-73). She was launched in 1943, and delivered to the Royal Navy under Lend-Lease in 1944. She was returned to the United States Navy in 1946 and scrapped in 1947.


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