Oliver Cromwell (ship)
A model of the Oliver Cromwell displayed in the Connecticut River Museum. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Oliver Cromwell |
| Namesake | Oliver Cromwell |
| Operator | Connecticut State Navy |
| Ordered | January 1, 1776 |
| Builder | Uriah Hayden |
| Laid down | April 2,1776 |
| Launched | June 13, 1776 |
| Completed | August 18, 1776 |
| Captured | June 6, 1779 |
| Great Britain | |
| Name | Restoration |
| Acquired | 6 June 1779 |
| Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Loyalist |
| Owner | Royal Navy |
| Acquired | 1779 |
| Captured | 30 August 1781 by France |
| France | |
| Name | Loyaliste |
| Owner | French Navy |
| Acquired | 30 August 1781 |
| Commissioned | September 1781 |
| Fate | Donated to United States, November 1781 |
| United States | |
| Name | Loyaliste |
| Acquired | November 1781 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | corvette |
| Tons burthen | 300 (bm) |
| Length | 80 ft (24 m) |
| Beam | 27 ft (8.2 m) |
| Depth of hold | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
| Complement | 180 officers and enlisted |
| Armament | 20 guns |
| Service record | |
Oliver Cromwell was a 20-gun frigate of the Connecticut State Navy launched on 13 June 1776. British ships captured her in a battle off the coast of Sandy Hook, New Jersey, on 6 June 1779, renaming her Restoration. She was purchased by the Royal Navy in 1779, which renamed her HMS Loyalist. In May 1781 her captain was Morgan Laugharne. Later that year, she was captured by France and returned to American service under the name Loyaliste.