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French brig Phaeton (1804)

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116: 54: 416:. The French crew had concealed themselves under sails and in the wreckage, emerging once the boarding party arrived and subjecting it to a devastating fusillade that killed or wounded most of the boarding party. Ross then sent over more men, before returning to the chase of the second brig. After the exchange of several more broadsides, the second French vessel struck. 492:
In 1808 Commander Henry Boys replaced Douglas. In 1809 Commander J. Lloyd assumed command. In December Commander Thomas P.J. Parry replaced Lloyd. He sailed her to Britain and she arrived at Portsmouth on 30 June 1810. There she was placed in
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Saulces de Freycinet. Between 7 September and 16 October 1805, she conducted a patrol in the North Sea. Shortly thereafter the French Navy dispatched her to the Antilles on a mission.
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Fonds marine campagnes : opérations, divisions et stations navales, missions diverses : inventaire de la sous-série Marine BB⁴
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began firing at long range, and by 2pm had caught up with them. After an intensive cannonade that lasted some 20 minutes,
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was able to send a boarding aboard one of the two French vessels. A terrible struggle ensued before the French vessel
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The Naval History of Great Britain, from the Declaration of War by France in 1793, to the Accession of George IV
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under Commander Robert Nicholson. In August Commander George Gustavus Lennox replaced Nicholas.
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had one man wounded during the chase, and nine men killed and 13 wounded during the boarding of
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for sale at Portsmouth on 9 June 1814. She was finally sold on 1 September 1814 for £400.
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British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates
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French Warships in the Age of Sail 1786–1861: Design Construction, Careers and Fates
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launched in 1804. The British captured her in 1806 and renamed her HMS
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and in October 1807 Commander Peter Douglas took command.
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when she encountered two French navy brigs. At 1pm,
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Index

HMS Mignonne
HMS Musette
French Navy Ensign
Royal Navy Ensign
United Kingdom
Palinure-class
Brig
bm
Sails
carronades
carronades
Palinure-class brig
Hellevoetsluis
Voltigeur
HMS Reindeer
Pique
Charles B.H. Ross
Curacoa
struck
ordinary





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