HMS Cockatrice

HMS Cockatrice
Rating: 6th rate

Class: Postillionen-class sixth-rate frigate, refitted to masterclass level in April 1721

Date of Commission: February, 1721

Current captain: Jonathan C. Hawke

Guns: 24

Crew: 120

Status: On active service

Notable Actions

 * 1721, March 3rd: Part of a fleet assigned to attack French shipping in the Lesser Antilles.
 * 1721, March 23rd: A fight between the evenly matched Cockatrice and the Pirate Sule Rule resulted in a surprisingly narrow defeat, although the levels of the captains at that time were 24 (Cpt. Hawke) versus 50 (Sule Rule)

Port Battle History

 * 1721, March 23rd: Part of the fleet ordered to attack Port-of-Spain. Although the attack was unsuccessful, the Cockatrice was the last ship to strike her colours.