HMS Fowey (1749)

HMS Fowey was a sixth-rate warship of the Royal Navy. Built in 1749,[8] the ship was sunk in action with the French during the Siege of Yorktown in 1781.[9] Her Captain on 1 January 1775 is listed as Cpt. Geo Montagu.[10] The ship is noted as having received Lord Dunmore, the governor of the Colony of Virginia, when he fled the colony for safety after the Gunpowder Incident during the beginning of the American Revolution, marking the last departure of a Royal Governor from the colony, effectively ending British rule in Virginia. The National Park Service has identified it as a probable candidate for a wreck located off Yorktown in the York River.[11]

Lord Dunmore fleeing to HMS Fowey (1907 illustration)
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Fowey
Owner	Royal Navy
Builder	Janvrin, Lepe[1]
In service	1749
Fate	Sunk in action October 10, 1781[2]
General characteristics
Class and type	6th rate frigate[3]
Tons burthen	513 bm[4]
Length	113 ft 6 in (34.6 m)[5]
Beam	32 ft (9.8 m)[6]
Propulsion	Sail (three masts, ship rig)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	24 cannons[7]