HMS Ambuscade (1773)
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For other ships of the same name, see HMS Ambuscade and French ship Embuscade.
| File:Ambuscade vs Bayonnaise-Hue.gif Ambuscade fighting Bayonnaise, by Pierre Ozanne | |
| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Ambuscade |
| Builder: | Depford |
| Launched: | 1773 |
| Career (France) |  |
| Name: | Embuscade |
| Acquired: | 14 December 1798 |
| Captured: | 28 May 1803 |
| Career (UK) | |
| Name: | HMS Ambuscade |
| Acquired: | 28 May 1803 |
| Fate: | Broken up in 1810 |
| General characteristics as built | |
| Class and type: | 32-gun fifth-rate frigate |
| Length: | 45 metres |
| Beam: | 12 metres |
| Draught: | 6 metres |
| Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement: | 212 |
| Armament: |
32 guns |
HMS Ambuscade was a 32-gun fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy, built at Depford in 1773.
During the Revolutionary wars, as she blockaded Rochefort. She was captured in the Action of 14 December 1798 and brought in French service as Embuscade.
On 28 May 1803, she was recaptured by HMS Victory and brought back into British service as HMS Ambuscade.
She was eventually broken up in 1810.
File:Ambuscade vs Bayonnaise-Ozanne-2.jpg
Pierre Ozanne's depiction of Ambuscade towing Bayonnaise back to harbour, with the difference in size between the ships exaggerated
