gun portland class fourth rate warship british_royal_navy served american war independence french revolutionary wars napoleonic wars career spanned thirty years built american war independence spent years war american coast saw action battle cape henry battle years peace spent caribbean nova scotia outbreak french revolutionary wars saw commissioned service leeward_islands british coast serving british waters caught mutiny ships remain action mutiny maintain dutch blockade creating illusion larger fleet managed successfully adamant went fight battle moved indian_ocean took destruction french commerce later years captured number receiving ship flagship port admiral years napoleonic wars broken june design construction adamant ships built design ordered ordered liverpool november laid september ship launched january completed june august plymouth initial cost rising cost fitting included career north_america adamant commissioned november command captain sailed north_america august vice admiral squadron battle cape henry march battle september succeeded captain february adamant north_america returned britain convoy escort december ship paid april refitted foreign service september year adamant recommissioned june captain completion refit sailed leeward_islands november spent years flagship admiral sir paid september underwent great repair followed fitted flagship august adamant recommissioned february captain admiral hughes hoisted flag sailed nova scotia june january ship captain returning britain june year paid french revolutionary wars adamant fitted reserve duty july outbreak war april recommissioned captain point acting captain june captain took adamant leeward_islands september april adamant serving squadron captain took command november succeeded captain january mutiny adamant based operating north_sea blockading dutch fleet admiral fleet mutiny broke ships following earlier year ships fleet crews duncan flagship crew aboard adamant remained loyal ships available blockade dutch duncan took ships sea remaining sight dutch coast weeks implied false signals manoeuvres rest fleet horizon convinced blockade force dutch remained port duncan later reinforced russian squadron based ships mutiny adamant fought duncan fleet battle october battle decisive victory british dutch led admiral jan winter adamant escaping sustaining casualties adamant attached sir squadron patrolling sent convoy cape good hope october operating gun captain encountered french commerce captain france december ensuing chased forcing run ashore miles cover french shore batteries took adamant close tried work grounded frigate coming heavy fire batteries period exchanging fire adamant forced french frigate strike evening boats carrying men adamant tremendous approached orders destroy french vessel despite coming heavy fire batteries boarded ship captured remaining french crew including captain removed captives private property set fire returned ships loss single man july curtis sent adamant lancaster blockade remained october period shared proceeds captures spanish ship august vessel actually french ship tons carrying naval stores wine like french brig august sailing cargo wine goods india spanish brig august sailing cargo soap candles provisions french brig cargo materials wreck brig september remained south_africa indian_ocean recalled britain adamant escorted convoy september arriving britain december napoleonic wars adamant spent august repair chatham dockyard june captain april adamant hms captured gun alert october command passed captain escorted convoy east captured spanish gun cape good hope june added prize total capturing gun serving jamaica station succeeded october adamant returned jamaica station following year early britain spent period april july fitted chatham service receiving ship recommissioned captain august took operations captain took command august remained adamant captain years spent flagship rear admiral receiving ship napoleonic wars drew close ship laid ordinary broken june
HMS Adamant (1780)