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Naval History of Great Britain - Vol II |
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No. 11
See p. 105
A list of ships and vessels, late belonging to the British navy, captured, destroyed, wrecked, foundered, or accidentally burnt, during the year 1797.
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Name. |
Commander. |
How, when, and where lost. |
Gun-frig. |
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38 |
(A) |
Artois |
Sir Edmund Nagle |
Wrecked, July 31, on the coast of France: crew saved. |
36 |
(C) |
Amazon |
Rt. Carth. Reynolds |
Wrecked, Jan. 14, on the French coast, near Isle Bas : crew saved, but made prisoners. |
(D) |
Tribune |
Scory Barker |
Wrecked Nov. 16, off Halifax, Nova Scotia : crew, except seven, perished. |
32 |
(H) |
Hermione |
Hugh Pigot
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Captured, Sept. 22, by her crew mutinying and carrying her into La Guira, South America. |
28 |
(I) |
Tartar |
Hon. C. Elphinstone
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Wrecked in April, at the island St.-Domingo : crew saved. |
G. sip. sh. slp. |
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18 |
(U) |
Swift |
Thomas Hayward |
Foundered, date unknown in the China seas: crew perished. |
(V) |
Hunter |
Tudor Tucker
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Wrecked, Dec. 27, on Hog island, off Virginia : crew,
except five saved. |
G. bg. sip. |
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161 |
(a) |
Fortune |
Valentine Collard |
Wrecked, date unknown, near Oporto : crew perished. |
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Vipère |
Hen. Harding Parker |
Foundered, January 2, off the Shannon : crew perished. |
14 |
(b) |
Hermes |
William Mulso |
Foundered, in January, at sea crew perished. |
Gun-brig |
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14 |
(f) |
Pandora |
Mason |
Foundered, date unknown, in the North Sea: crew perished. |
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Resolution |
William Hugget |
Foundered, date unknown, at sea: crew perished. |
(g) |
Growler |
John Hollingsworth. |
Captured, in December, off Dungeness, by two French row-boats. |
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Lacedemonian |
Matthew Wrench |
Captured, in May, in the West Indies by the French. |
Gun-cut. |
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(I) |
Fox |
John Gibson |
Destroyed, July 24, in front of Santa-Cruz : 96 of crew and passengers perished. |
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M.-Antoinette |
John M'Inerheny |
Captured, date unknown, by her Crew mutinying and carrying her into a French port in the West Indies. |
F.B. |
(u) |
Albion |
Henry Savage |
Wrecked, April 27 on the Middle sand, in the Swin ;
crew saved. |
D.S. |
(y) |
Providence |
W. Hen. Broughton |
Wrecked, May 16, in the Pacific ocean: crew saved. |
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