HMS Auguste Herman Francke

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Augustus, 1796
Type: Gun vessel ; Armament 2
Acquired : 1796 ; Disposal date or year : 7 Jul 1801
Disposal Details : wrecked in Plymouth sound : crew saved : Commanding Officer Lieutenant J. Scott.
Notes:

7 Jul 1801 departed Plymouth Sound, lying in Catwater, got under weigh for Cawsand Bay, and in turning into the Sound, missed stays, and went on shore east of the two gun-batteries, under the lower fort of the citadel, and though every assistance was given by Captain Hawker, and boats of the Fisgard, &c. and casks ready to buoy her, but the sea still running high she soon bilged and went to pieces in the night, the crew and part of her stores are saved.