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HMS Liverpool

Frigate · Great Britain · Lost 1778 · New York Harbor

A veteran Royal Navy frigate of the Seven Years' War, lost in the shallow waters of Jamaica Bay in 1778 during the occupation of New York.

Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents. See the documented evidence.

Historically Reconstructed. Drawn from partial documentation of this vessel together with her known class and configuration. See the documented evidence.

The Vessel and Her Loss

Liverpool was a 28-gun Coventry-class frigate launched in 1758 and built to a design derived from HMS Tartar. She served through the Seven Years' War and into the American Revolutionary War with the Royal Navy's North American squadron. In 1778, while operating in the waters around British-held New York, she was wrecked in Jamaica Bay.

Vessel

Built: 1758
Builder: John Gorill and William Pownall
Yard: Liverpool, England
Material: Wood
Length: 118.3 ft
Beam: 33.7 ft
Tonnage: 590
Propulsion: Sail
Owners: Royal Navy

Loss

Date: January 1, 1778
Cause: Grounding
Location: Jamaica Bay, near New York
Water: Jamaica Bay, New York Harbor
Voyage: Not established
Cargo: Not established
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: Not established
Master: Not established

The Wreck Today

Depth: Not established
Condition: Not established
Orientation: Not established
Discovered: Not established
Protection: Not established

Position

Coordinates: Not established
Accuracy: Position not established
Nearest: Jamaica Bay, Queens/Brooklyn, New York
Region: New York Harbor

No specific coordinates for the wreck site within Jamaica Bay are published in sources reviewed.

Evidence

Overall confidence: Sparsely documented (45/100)

The exact date, cause, and any casualties of the wrecking are not established in the sources reviewed.

Wikipedia, citing Royal Navy ship histories
Build details, class, and loss location and year.