HMS Staunch

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Staunch, 1804
Type: Gun Brig ; Armament 14
Launched : 1804 ; Disposal date or year : Jun 1811
Disposal Details : Lost off Madagascar with all the crew. Commanding Officer Lieut. H. Craig.
Notes:

May 1805 Channel.

10-17 Aug 1810 expeditions to capture of the Isle de la Passe.

18 Aug 1810 weighed and proceeded to Port-Louis.

1 Sep 1810 was chased by the French frigates V�nus and Manche.

12-13 Sep 1810 Africaine sighted the French frigates Iphig�nie and Astr�e and departed in chase with the Boadicea, Otter, and Staunch some distance behind. Action between the Africaine and French ships commenced resulting in the Africaine hauling down her colours.

13 Sep 1810 Africaine recaptured by the Boadicea, Otter, and Staunch.

18 Sep 1810 Ceylon recaptured by the Boadicea, Otter, and Staunch.

18 Sep 1810 V�nus captured by the Boadicea, Otter, and Staunch.

21 Nov 1810 off the island of Rodriquez preparing for a joint naval and military expedition to take the Isle of France, where they arrived on 28th, and the capitulation was signed on the 3 Dec.