HMS Intolerance

HMS Intolerance
Rating: 5th rate

Class: Sleek Conquistador-Class Fifth-Rate Frigate

Date of Commission: May, 1720

Guns: 40

Crew: 350

Status: Returned to Europe.

History:
Buildt as Hernán in 1714 to strengthen the Spanish position in the Mediterranean, she was captured by the British in August 1718. Much battered, she was almost completely rebuildt by the Naval Yards, reducing her weight and bettering her sailing capabilities. She was released from the yards in 1719 as the 5th-rate HMS Intolerance and given to Post-Captain John Merret and ordered to the Caribbean. After Captain Merret was killed during an engagement with pirates off the coast of Grand Turk in March 1720, newly promoted Post-Captain Nathaniel Blatchford were given orders to take command of her. A year later, Captain James Oswald took over her quarterdeck with orders to sail for England as Captain Blatchford recieved orders to captain the Javelin fifth-rate.

British Captains:
1719-1720: Captain John Merret

1720-1721: Captain Nathaniel Blatchford

1721-present: Captain James Oswald