HMS Bristol (1775) was a 50-gun Portland-class fourth-rate ship of the Royal Navy, named after the city of Bristol. The ship was launched in 1775 and participated in various naval engagements during the American Revolutionary War. It was involved in the Battle of Cape St Vincent in 1780 and the Battle of the Chesapeake in 1781. After the war, HMS Bristol was used as a prison ship and later as a receiving ship. In 1801, the ship was decommissioned and eventually sold for scrap in 1810. HMS Bristol had a long and storied history, serving the Royal Navy for over three decades before being retired from active service.

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