HMS Revenge



Rating: Fifth Rate

Class: Mercy Heavy Frigate

Date of Commission: June 1721

Current Captain: Roderick Morrow

Armament
Guns: 46

Upper Deck: 16 x 8lbs

Gun Deck: 28 x 18lbs

Aft: 2 x 18lbs

Crew: 350

Status: Stationed at Turtling Bay, Yucatan.

Notable Actions
After HMS Spartan was sunk, an official inquiry found that faulty repairs were not the reason for her lsoing her rudder and filling with water, slowing her so that Spanish warships could catch and sink the Spartan. It was soon found by interrogating the crew that a sabatour was onboard. It has seemed to the Admiralty and their investigators that it was too coincidental for the Spartan to have suddenly lost her rudder and to begin ot fill at key points with water just as the Spansih were bearing down on her. And so it was that a Spanish man was soon discovered amongst the crew and it was he who had sabotaged the ship in retaliation for the numerosu Spanish ships sunk at the hands of the Spartan and her crew. Thus Captain Morrow was found to have done nothing wrong and in fact had managed to still fight his ship for some time before abandoning her as he realized that the Spanish were going to give no quarter.

Considering this, the Admiralty decided to give the captain and his experienced crew a recently commisioned Mercy class and she was soon delieved to Captain Morrow along with the following note fromt he Admiralty. "Name her what you will Captain and try not to lose this one." Captain Morrow has named her the HMS Revenge and has outfitted the frigate to deal heavy damage while still being able to take a lot of punishment. Already she has begun to prowl on Spanish and French shipping.

HMS Revenge was refitted to the Fearless class in December of 1721 and has proved to be very effective in pursuing and sinking merchant shipping as a solo hunter. In a group she has proven to be quite deadly with her 18 lb guns dealing massive damge and her speed and maneuverability giving fits to the enemy captains. For the forseeable future she will continue to fill the role of merchant hunter and fast, heavy escort.