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Mauritius from Ceylon with a number of crew ill from an unknown disease resembling cholera. The local authorities permitted the crew to land and the landing of the ill, bypassing quarantine. By 18 November the disease had spread to the local population. The locals deserted
773:. They were unsuccessful so the Governor-General of India authorized the sending of a squadron to Mocha. The EIC sent their Resident at Bushire, a Captain Bruce, as their Agent to negotiate, and to inform the local authorities at Mocha that a squadron was to follow. Rear-Admiral Sir
674:. A fight lasting over two hours ensued, complicated by fire from shore batteries that could not, in the dark, distinguish their target. The winds fell, leaving the two vessels firing at each other from nearly the same spot. The French fired high, doing great damage to
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and the other vessels approached Fort
Abdoufoof, the South Fort, and opened fire on the 30th. Here too they succeeded in driving out the defenders, and subsequently spiking the guns and destroying their carriages. Casualties were much lighter this time, with
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with clasp "Hebrus Wh. L'Etoile" to the 40 still surviving claimants from the action. Also in 1847, the
Admiralty issued gold medals to a select set of captains for certain particularly notable battles and engagements. Captain
514:, all at anchor. The French frigates did not respond to the Portuguese and Spanish flags that the British set and instead set sail as the British frigates approached; the British frigates then pursued them.
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and the squadron arrived on 3 December, and bombarded Fort Taire, the North Fort the next day. A landing party attempted to storm the fort but its defenders had not left and they repelled the
British.
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had four men killed and 16 wounded, two of whom died later. The
Company had four men killed and eight wounded. Negotiations recommenced during a sequence of truces, again unsuccessfully.
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Between March 1818 and 1 July she underwent repairs and fitting for sea duty. In April
Captain John Richard Lumley commissioned her. He then sailed her to the East Indies.
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again bombarded the North Fort, this time driving out the defenders. A landing party was able to spike the guns and throw out their carriages. Between 26 and 30 December
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s taffrail. She received broadsides that tore away her lower rigging, scarred her deck and destroyed one of her carronades. However, she suffered no damage forward.
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losing one marine killed and five wounded, and the
Company having five men wounded. By 7 January 1821 the government of Mocha had acceded to the British terms.
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Mauritius in April, and was put into quarantine, though the epidemic had passed, and there was repaired and thoroughly disinfected.
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414:. She did not go to sea again until 1818, and was paid off in 1822. She served as a receiving ship until 1850 and was broken up in 1851.
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pulled ahead. She exchanged some shots and eventually four broadsides with the rearmost French frigate, which would turn out to be
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was able to get starboard to starboard with her opponent. The two vessels exchanged broadsides at close range for two hours until
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sail for the
Seychelles to wait out the storm season there. Lumley initially refused, but by January assented.
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drew them away from the convoy, saving it. After a long chase, the French frigates gave up and sailed away.
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for 15 hours and 120 miles, finally bringing her to action at about 1 a.m. on 27 March in the Bay of
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sailed off. During the engagement a pistol shot hit Eveleigh below the heart, mortally wounding him.
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to lose direction and momentum. Now the situation reversed, with French guns nearly touching
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and her opponent, coming alongside the French frigate. Two broadsides from
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was escorting a convoy from England to Bermuda when she encountered
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killed two Chinese. Consequently, the Chinese expelled the British
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789:, as well as a company of artillery. The EIC sent its cruisers
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then temporarily silenced the French frigate as fires aboard
406:, launched in 1813. The British captured her in 1814 and the
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they encountered two frigates and two merchant ships, one a
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Lumley's replacement was Commander J.L. Curry. Captain
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took her out of the action for a while. She re-engaged
434:Henri Pierre Philibert (7 October to 24 November).
430:Le Bozec (27 July to 20 September), and then under
696:, after having lost 40 men killed and 71 wounded.
582:s wheel and killed both quartermasters, causing
389:: 2 × 9-pounder guns + 2 × 32-pounder carronades
575:and raked her. At this moment a shot took away
938:Yonge gives the name of the C-in-C as Admiral
334:1,950 m (21,000 sq ft) of sails
777:, the commander-in-chief on the Royal Navy's
8:
605:came up and also exchanged a broadside with
617:had suffered ten men dead and 26 wounded;
546:, but then disengaged and sailed towards
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922:was finally broken up in December 1851.
426:was in the Nantes Division, first under
19:For other ships with the same name, see
1263:History of the Indian Navy: (1613-1863)
1220:Marshall (1825), Vol. 2, Part 2, p.910.
1113:Clowes (1897–1903), Vol. 6, pp. 233–34.
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931:
804:(Lieutenant Elwon), and the storeship
761:finally saw action in December 1820 at
564:exchanged a broadside and then crossed
1198:. 7 November 1821. pp. 2198–2199.
1178:. 13 October 1821. pp. 2029–2031.
873:at Canton, and the EIC's ships in the
724:The Royal Navy registered and renamed
29:
1233:Clowes, W. Laird, et al. (1897–1903)
1211:. (1822) Vol. 13, No. 75, pp. 297–98.
811:After a two-week voyage from Bombay,
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296:39 ft 8 in (12.09 m)
269: in (46.161 m) (overall);
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1094:. 4 June 1847. pp. 2051–2052.
891:Between January and February 1823
857:replaced Curry. Richardson sailed
703:In 1847 the Admiralty awarded the
700:had 13 men killed and 25 wounded.
662:, but only after severe fighting.
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1122:Yonge (1866), Vol. 3, pp. 166–67.
1054:. 2 April 1814. pp. 698–700.
1015:James (1837), Vol. 6, pp. 261–64.
377:Upper deck: 28 × 18-pounder guns
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58:
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1273:. (Asian Educational Services).
1074:. 26 January 1849. p. 245.
838:Lumley died on 23 July 1821 as
625:on Santiago to effect repairs.
518:had problems with her sails so
286: in (39.221 m) (keel)
1313:Age of Sail frigates of France
1:
1034:. 29 March 1814. p. 678.
942:, but this appears incorrect.
716:, was one of the recipients.
692:s hull. Eventually Philibert
410:took her into service as HMS
1318:Pallas-class frigates (1808)
402:was a 44-gun frigate of the
383:: 14 × 32-pounder carronades
1295:Yonge, Charles Duke (1866)
1269:Macmillan, Allister (2000)
705:Naval General Service Medal
1344:
685:from the start fired into
628:The British captured both
499:early on 23 January 1814.
18:
888:was paid off in October.
797:(Lieutenant Robson), its
793:(Commander Faithful) and
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194:General characteristics
181:27 March 1814 by capture
1281:. Seaforth Publishing.
1104:Macmillan (2000), p.43.
895:underwent fitting as a
844:Prince of Wales' Island
326: in (3.791 m)
304:5.9 m (19 ft)
1277:Winfield, Rif (2008).
1323:Ships built in France
1265:. R. Bentley and son.
1259:Low, Charles Rathbone
986:Fonds, Vol. 2, p.475.
481:engaged the frigates
451:. On 18 January 1814
428:capitaine de vaisseau
911:became a target for
808:(Lieutenant Jones).
738:On 19 October 1819,
530:then sailed between
432:capitaine de frégate
364:18-pounder long guns
865:. Cannon fire from
779:East Indies Station
650:, without a fight.
437:She sailed for the
1195:The London Gazette
1175:The London Gazette
1155:The London Gazette
1139:, p. 299–307.
1091:The London Gazette
1071:The London Gazette
1051:The London Gazette
1031:The London Gazette
855:Charles Richardson
767:East India Company
747:and demanded that
504:Cape Verde Islands
21:French ship Étoile
1288:978-1-86176-246-7
781:, sent Lumley in
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124:Commissioned
119:28 July 1813
111:3 April 1810
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1190:"No. 17762"
1170:"No. 17754"
1150:"No. 17701"
1086:"No. 20741"
1066:"No. 20939"
1046:"No. 16876"
1026:"No. 16875"
842:arrived at
799:bomb vessel
681:s rigging;
623:Porto Praya
422:Initially,
404:French Navy
312:12 ft
39:Capture of
1328:1813 ships
1307:Categories
1228:References
1137:Low (1877)
745:Port Louis
508:brigantine
408:Royal Navy
368:carronades
339:Complement
331:Propulsion
209:fifth-rate
25:HMS Topaze
950:Citations
915:Excellent
658:captured
646:captured
490:HMS
483:HMS
453:HMS
221:1080 tons
108:Laid down
1261:(1877).
1247:(1837).
795:Antelope
672:La Hogue
643:Hannibal
548:Santiago
512:schooner
502:Off the
354:Armament
178:Acquired
164:Namesake
132:Captured
116:Launched
103:shipyard
81:Namesake
871:factory
791:Benares
666:chased
648:Sultane
630:Sultane
619:Astraea
611:Astraea
607:Astraea
603:Sultane
588:Astraea
584:Astraea
577:Astraea
562:Astraea
554:Astraea
544:Sultane
536:Astraea
528:Astraea
524:Sultane
516:Astraea
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475:Sultane
460:Sultane
444:Sultane
362:: 28 ×
321:⁄
301:Draught
281:⁄
264:⁄
235:⁄
212:frigate
97:Builder
89:Ordered
52:History
43:by HMS
1285:
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909:Topaze
893:Topaze
886:Topaze
879:Topaze
867:Topaze
859:Topaze
848:Penang
840:Topaze
833:Topaze
828:Topaze
824:Topaze
817:Topaze
813:Topaze
806:Ernaad
802:Thames
783:Topaze
759:Topaze
753:Topaze
749:Topaze
740:Topaze
730:Topaze
726:Étoile
714:Hebrus
698:Hebrus
694:struck
687:Étoile
683:Hebrus
676:Hebrus
668:Étoile
664:Hebrus
660:Étoile
655:Hebrus
634:Étoile
615:Creole
599:Étoile
595:Astrea
566:Étoile
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