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Naval History of Great Britain - Vol II
1799 Appendix 376

No. 2.

See p. 1.

A list of ships of the line and frigates, late belonging to the Dutch navy, captured, destroyed, wrecked, foundered, or accidentally burnt, during the year 1796:

 

Name.

How, when, and where lost.

Gun-ship

   

64

(P)

Dordrecht

Captured, August 17, by Vice-admiral Elphinstone's squadron at the Cape of Good Hope.

Revolutie

 

Zealand

Captured, March 4, by Vice-Admiral Richard Onslow, commanding the ships of war at Plymouth, having been detained in port, by the orders of the British government, since the commencement of the preceding year.

54

(T)

Brakel

"

Van-Tromp

Captured, August 17, as Dordrecht, &c.

Gun-frigate

   

40

(Z)

Casthor

Captured, August 17, as Dordrecht, &c.

(B)

Tholen

Captured, March 4, as Zealand, &c.

(D)

Braave

Captured, August 17, as Dordrecht, &c.

36

(G)

Jason

Captured, June 8, by her crew mutinying and carrying her into Greenock ; where the 18-gun brig-sloop Pelican took possession of her.

(H)

Argo

Captured, May 12, by the Ph�nix 36, and other ships, in the North Sea

Zephyr

Captured, in March, by the Andromeda 32, and two sloops, in the Firth of Forth ; where she was lying, unapprized of hostilities.

26

(I)

Sirène

Captured, August 17, as Dordrecht, &c.

(K)

Bellona

Thetis

Captured, April 23, by the British at the surrender of Demerara.

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