HMS Aurora (1777)
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HMS Aurora was a 28-gun Enterprise-class
sixth-rate
frigate of the Royal Navy
. The Aurora was first commissioned
in July 1777 under the command of Captain James Cumming. On the 16 December 1796, command passed to the then captain Henry Digby
who spent around two years in the Mediterranean attacking French and Spanish shipping.
Enterprise class frigate
The Enterprise-class frigates were the final class of 28-gun sailing frigates of the sixth-rate to be produced for the Royal Navy. These twenty-seven vessels were designed in 1770 by John Williams. A first batch of five ships were ordered as part of the programme sparked by the Falklands Islands...
sixth-rate
Sixth-rate
Sixth rate was the designation used by the Royal Navy for small warships mounting between 20 and 24 nine-pounder guns on a single deck, sometimes with guns on the upper works and sometimes without.-Rating:...
frigate of the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
. The Aurora was first commissioned
Ship commissioning
Ship commissioning is the act or ceremony of placing a ship in active service, and may be regarded as a particular application of the general concepts and practices of project commissioning. The term is most commonly applied to the placing of a warship in active duty with its country's military...
in July 1777 under the command of Captain James Cumming. On the 16 December 1796, command passed to the then captain Henry Digby
Henry Digby (Royal Navy officer)
Admiral of the Blue Sir Henry Digby GCB was a senior British naval officer, who served in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars in the Royal Navy...
who spent around two years in the Mediterranean attacking French and Spanish shipping.