HMS Helena (1778)

History
Great Britain
NameHMS Helena
Acquired1778
CapturedFrance, September 1778
FateWrecked, 3 November 1796
France
NameFrench ship Hélene
AcquiredSeptember 1778 by capture
CapturedGreat Britain, 22 June 1779
General characteristics
Armament14 guns

HMS Helena was a 14-gun sloop of the Royal Navy and briefly of the French Navy. Captured by the French Navy in August 1778 and recommissioned as the Hélene, she was recaptured for Great Britain by HMS Ambuscade on 22 June 1779. She ran aground on the Dutch coast on 3 November 1796 with the loss of all hands.

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