HMS Antigua has been the name of five ships of the Royal Navy, named after the Caribbean island of Antigua:
was a 14-gun brig-sloop that had formerly served as a privateer. She was purchased in 1757 and sold in 1763. was a 14-gun sloop that entered service in 1779 and was sold in 1782. was a brig that entered service in 1780 and that the French captured in May 1781.Demerliac (1996), p.147, #1233. She was under the command of Lieutenant John Hutt.Hepper (1994), p. 63. was the former French privateer Egyptienne. Captured in 1804, she served as a prison ship until scrapped in 1816. was a laid down as the United States Navy patrol frigate . 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.
Citations
References Demerliac, Alain (1996) La Marine De Louis XVI: Nomenclature Des Navires Français De 1774 À 1792. (Nice: Éditions OMEGA). Hepper, David J. (1994) British Warship Losses in the Age of Sail, 1650-1859. (Rotherfield: Jean Boudriot).