HMS Cyclone

HMS Cyclone
Rating: 5th-rate frigate

Class: Falcon - class frigate

Date of Commission: September, 1722

Current captain: Jonathan C. Hawke

Guns: 30

Crew: 175

Status: On active service

History
The vessel was originally built for the East India Company, but put into Royal Navy service on short notice. Captain Hawke assumed command and led her in the East Asian waters for nearly 3 years.