HMS Juno (1757)

HMS Juno was a 32-gun Richmond-class fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1757 and served throughout the American Revolutionary War until scuttled in 1778 to avoid capture. On 5 June, 1777 she, HMS Juno, and HMS Orpheus recaptured privateer brig "Lucy" 15 Leagues off Nantucket. On 9 July, 1777 she captured Betsy in Boston Bay. On 9 January, 1778 she captured French snow David 3-4 miles off the north east tip of Block Island. She engaged during Providences escape from Providence, Rhode Island 30 April 1778.

References

• Robert Gardiner, The First Frigates, Conway Maritime Press, London 1992. .
• David Lyon, The Sailing Navy List, Conway Maritime Press, London 1993. .
• Rif Winfield, British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1714 to 1792, Seaforth Publishing, London 2007. .