HMS Juno (1757)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Juno.

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.^[1] On 9 July, 1777 she captured Betsy in Boston Bay.^[2] On 9 January, 1778 she captured French snow David 3-4 miles off the north east tip of Block Island.^[3] She engaged USS Providence during Providence's escape from Providence, Rhode Island 30 April 1778.^[4]

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 & 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