| Naval History of Great Britain - Vol III |
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Appendix |
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No. 1.
See p. 2.
A list of ships of the line and frigates, late belonging to the French navy, captured, destroyed, wrecked, foundered, or accidentally burnt, during the year 1799.
| Gun | Ship |
How, when, and where lost. |
| 50 |
(T) |
Leander |
Captured, March 3, by the Russians and Turks, on the surrender of Corfu, and restored to England by the Emperor of Russia. |
| Frigate |
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| 44 |
(W) |
Forte |
Captured, February 28, by the British frigate Sibylle, off Bengal river, East Indies. |
| 38 |
(B)
(D)
(D) |
Junon
Alceste
Courageuse |
Captured, June 18 by a British squadron under Captain Markham, of the Centaur, in the Mediterranean. |
| 36 |
- |
Charente |
Wrecked, November 10, on entering Lorient. |
| - |
Preneuse |
Destroyed, December 11, after having been run on shore near Port-Louis, Isle of France by the Tremendous, 74, and Adamant, 50. |
| - |
Prudente |
Captured, February 9, by the British frigate Daedalus, near the Cape of Good Hope. |
| - |
Vestale |
Captured, August 20, by the British frigate Clyde, off Borden, |
| 28 |
- |
Brune |
Captured, with the Leander at Corfu |
| - |
Républicaine |
Captured, August 26, by the British frigate Tamar, off Surinam |
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