| Naval History of Great Britain - Vol III |
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Appendix |
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No. 16.
See p. 163.
A list of ships of the line and frigates, late belonging to the British navy captured, destroyed, wrecked, foundered, or accidentally burnt, during the year 1801.
| Guns |
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ship |
Commander |
How, when, and where lost. |
| 74 |
(O) |
Hannibal |
Solomon Ferris |
Captured, July 5, by a French squadron, under the batteries of Algesiras, Gibraltar bay. |
| Invincible |
Tho. Totty (R.-Adm.)
John Rennie, Capt. |
Wrecked March 16 on Hasborough Sand, near Yarmouth crew, except about 126, perished. |
| Swiftsure |
Benjamin Hallowell |
Captured, June 24, by a French squadron, Rear-admiral Ganteaume Mediterranean |
| Frigate |
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| 44 |
(W) |
Forte |
Lucius Hardyman |
Wrecked, in June, in Jedda harbour, Red Sea : crew saved. |
| 36 |
(B) |
Jason |
Hon. James Murray |
Wrecked, July 21, by striking on a sunken rock in the bay of St: Malo : crew saved, but made prisoners. |
| 32 |
(G) |
Proselyte |
George Fowke |
Wrecked, September 4, by striking on a sunken rock off the island of St: Martin, West Indies: crew saved. |
| (H) |
Lowestoffe |
Robert Plampin. |
Wrecked, August 11, on the island of Heaneäga West Indies : crew saved. |
| Meleager |
Hon. T. Bladen Capel |
Wrecked, June 9, on the Triangles in the Gulf of Mexico : crew saved. |
| Success |
Shuldham Peard |
Captured, February 13, by a French squadron under Rear-admiral Ganteaume, Mediterranean. |
| G. p. ship |
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| 20 |
(U) |
Babet |
Jemmett Mainwaring |
Foundered, as is supposed, exact date unknown, in the West Indies : crew perished. |
| Gun ship sloop |
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| 18 |
(R) |
Légère |
Cornelius Quinton |
Wrecked, exact date unknown, near Carthagena, South America : crew saved, but made prisoners. |
| (S) |
Bonetta |
Thomas New |
Wrecked, October 25, on the Jardines, Cuba : crew saved. |
| Scout |
Henry Duncan |
Wrecked, March 25 on the Shingles, west end of the Isle of Wight: crew saved. |
| 16 |
(a) |
Utile |
Edw. Jekyl Canes. |
Foundered, in November, by upsetting in a gale on passage from Gibraltar to Malta ; crew perished. |
| 13 |
(b) |
Speedy |
Lord Cochrane |
Captured, in June, by a French squadron under Rear-admiral Linois. |
| Bomb |
(d) |
Bull-dog |
Barrington Dacres |
Captured February 27, at Ancona, having entered unaprized of its being in the possession of the French. |
| Fire Ship |
(e) |
Incendiary |
Rich. Dalling Dunn |
Captured January 29, by Rear-admiral Ganteaume, Mediterranean. |
| Gun brig |
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| 12 |
(g) |
Blazer |
John Tiller |
Captured March 23, under the Warborg : but afterwards restored. |
| 10 |
(h) |
Requin |
Samuel Forvell |
Wrecked, January 1 on the French coast near Quiberon crew saved, but about 20 were made prisoners. |
G. cut.
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| 12 |
(k) |
Sprightly |
Robert Jump |
Captured February 10, by Rear-admiral Ganteaume, Mediterranean. |
| T.S. |
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(t) |
Iphigenia |
Hassard Stackpole |
Accidentally burnt in July, at Alexandria, Mediterranean crew saved. |
| ABSTRACT |
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Lost through the enemy |
Lost through accident |
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Capt. |
Dest. |
Wrecked |
Foundered |
Burnt. |
Total. |
|
Ships of the line |
2 |
... |
1 |
... |
... |
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Ships under the line |
6 |
... |
9 |
2 |
1 |
18 |
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Total |
8 |
... |
10 |
2 |
1 |
21 |
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