HMS Wellington

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Wellington, 1810
Type: Brig ; Armament 16
Taken : 1810 ;
Disposal date or year : 1812 �
BM : 312 tons
Notes:

11 Jan 1810 off Basse-terre bay, island of Guadaloupe, the Scorpion was detailed to being out the French 16-gun brig-corvette Oreste, which after a long chase she achieved, and was added to the British navy by the name of Wellington, but was never commissioned �.

� British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793-1817 by Rif Winfield