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Naval History of Great Britain - Vol II
Appendix 392

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.

 

Name.

Commander.

How, when, and where lost.

Gun-ship,

   

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.

     

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.

   

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.

   

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

   

12

(g)

Crash

B. M. Praed

Captured, Aug. 26, on the coast of Holland.

Gun-sip.

   

6

(n)

George

Michael Mackey .

Captured, January 3; by two Spanish privateers in the West Indies.

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