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Naval History of Great Britain - Vol II |
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No. 17
See p. 252.
A list of ships and vessels late belonging to the British navy, captured, destroyed, wrecked, foundered, or accidentally burnt, during the year 1798.
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Name. |
Commander. |
How, when, and where lost. |
Gun-ship, |
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74 |
(N) |
Colossus |
George Murray |
Wrecked, December 10, off Sicily: crew saved. |
50 |
(T) |
Leander |
T. Bould. Thompson |
Captured, August 18, by the French 74, Généreux, near Candia, Mediterranean. |
44 |
(V) |
Resistance |
Edward Pakenham |
Burnt and blown up, July 24, in the Straits of Banca: crew, except about five, perished. |
Gun-frig. |
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38 |
(A) |
Aigle |
Charles Tyler |
Wrecked, July 18, off Cape Farina, coast of Spain : crew saved. |
Jason |
Charles Stirling |
Wrecked, October 13, near Brest : crew saved, but made prisoners. |
36 |
(D) |
Hamadryad |
Thos. Elphinstone |
Wrecked, date unknown, on the coast of Portugal. |
Pique |
David Milne |
Wrecked, June 29, on the coast of France: crew saved. |
32 |
(E) |
Lively |
James Nic. Morris |
Wrecked, April 12, on Rota point, near Cadiz : crew saved. |
Pallas |
Hon. Henry Curzon |
Wrecked, April 4, on Mount-Batten point, Plymouth Sound: crew saved. |
32 |
(H) |
Ambuscade |
Henry Jenkins |
Captured, December 14, by the French 28-gun frigate Baïonnaise. |
28 |
(I) |
Garland |
James Athol Wood |
Wrecked, July 26, off the coast of Madagascar : crew saved. |
G. sh. sl. |
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16 |
(S) |
Peterel |
Charles Long |
Captured December 14, by a Spanish frigate-squadron, off Majorca. |
(V) |
Rover |
George Irvine |
Wrecked, date unknown, in the gulf of St. Lawrence: crew saved. |
G. b. Slp. |
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18 |
(Y) |
Kingfisher |
Fred. L. Maitland |
Wrecked, Dec. 3, on the bar of Lisbon: crew saved. |
Raven |
J. W. Taylor Dixon |
Wrecked, February 3, on the Middle ground, near Cuxhaven : crew saved. |
16 |
(a) |
Braak |
James Drew |
Foundered, May 23, by upsetting in the Delaware: captain and 34 of her crew perished. |
Gun.brig |
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12 |
(g) |
Crash |
B. M. Praed |
Captured, Aug. 26, on the coast of Holland. |
Gun-sip. |
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6 |
(n) |
George |
Michael Mackey . |
Captured, January 3; by two Spanish privateers in the West Indies. |
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