▁ 2 4 - p ound er ▁long ▁guns , ▁a ▁main ▁arm ament ▁that ▁was ▁relatively ▁un common ▁for ▁fr ig ates ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century . ▁Furthermore , ▁Pom one ▁im pressed ▁the ▁British ▁with ▁out standing ▁sail ing ▁qual ities ▁in ▁every ▁variation ▁of ▁the ▁wind , ▁and ▁being ▁capable ▁of ▁sail ing ▁more ▁than ▁. ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁April ▁ 1 7 9 5 , ▁the ▁Admir alty ▁ordered ▁three ▁fr ig ates ▁— ▁with ▁ 3 6 ▁guns , ▁ 3 8 ▁guns ▁and ▁ 4 0 ▁guns ▁— ▁the ▁first ▁and ▁third ▁built ▁to ▁the ▁lines ▁of ▁the ▁captured ▁French ▁fr ig ate ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁design ▁by ▁the ▁Survey ors ▁( the ▁ship ▁design ers ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ). ▁The ▁ 4 0 - gun ▁French ▁design ▁was ▁copied ▁from ▁Pom one , ▁and ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 7 9 5 ▁the ▁ke el ▁was ▁laid ▁down ▁at ▁the ▁R other hit he ▁ship yard ▁of ▁John ▁Rand all ▁& ▁Company ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁ship , ▁which ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁November ▁ 1 7 9 5 ▁was ▁named ▁as ▁. ▁She ▁was ▁launched ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁March ▁ 1 7 9 7 ▁and ▁to wed ▁to ▁De pt ford ▁D ock yard , ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁commission ed ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 7 9 7 ▁and ▁completed ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁June ▁ 1 7 9 7 . ▁ ▁End ym ion ▁was ▁not ▁an