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HMS Ambuscade (1773)

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371: 336: 67: 183: 558: 730: 573: 144: 1289: 370: 37: 911: 886: 367:, built in the Grove Street shipyard of Adams & Barnard at Deptford in 1773. The French captured her in 1798 but the British recaptured her in 1803. She was broken up in 1810. 1314: 862:"Naval Documents of The American Revolution Volume 11 AMERICAN THEATRE: Jan. 1, 1778–Mar. 31, 1778 EUROPEAN THEATRE: Jan. 1, 1778–Mar. 31, 1778" 837:"Naval Documents of The American Revolution Volume 11 AMERICAN THEATRE: Jan. 1, 1778–Mar. 31, 1778 EUROPEAN THEATRE: Jan. 1, 1778–Mar. 31, 1778" 812:"Naval Documents of The American Revolution Volume 11 AMERICAN THEATRE: Jan. 1, 1778–Mar. 31, 1778 EUROPEAN THEATRE: Jan. 1, 1778–Mar. 31, 1778" 787:"Naval Documents of The American Revolution Volume 11 AMERICAN THEATRE: Jan. 1, 1778–Mar. 31, 1778 EUROPEAN THEATRE: Jan. 1, 1778–Mar. 31, 1778" 1252: 335: 1329: 1293: 1267: 1309: 1234: 1194: 1167: 605: 45: 1319: 1275: 618:, though a good case could be made that he exhibited poor leadership and ship handling. The French brought her into service as 233: 611: 524: 344: 72: 580: 1334: 1063:
Correspondence, Lord Bridport to Evan Nepean, 22 December 1798. Cited in Naval Chronicle Vol. 1, 1799, p. 77
479: 383: 143: 472: 700: 688: 565: 24: 694: 469:. The privateer was possibly out of Granville and under the command of Captain Boisnard-Maisonneuve. 51: 729: 1324: 572: 557: 518: 1120: 1087: 1049: 1029: 988: 956: 541: 431: 1257: 1262: 1248: 1230: 1213: 1190: 1173: 1163: 1146: 706: 667: 657: 653: 452: 403: 36: 426:. On 19 May 1778 she recaptured the brig Mary. On 31 May 1778 she captured the American brig 1115: 292: 1082: 1044: 1024: 1271: 512: 360: 236: 983: 951: 642: 1303: 733: 521: 20: 861: 836: 811: 786: 458:. The Royal Navy took her back into service under her original name. Six days later 530: 449: 1140: 631: 315: 382:‘on the stocks’, dressed with flags and ready for launching in September 1773, 1150: 1142:
La marine de Louis XVI : nomenclature des navires français de 1774 Ă  1792
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La Marine de la Révolution: Nomenclature des Navires Français de 1792 à 1799
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on 26 January 1781. She was armed with 32 guns and carried a crew of 245.
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back to harbour; the difference in size between the ships is exaggerated
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gives a capture year of 1780, but this is a typographical error.
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recaptured her. She had a crew of 187 men under the command of
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in Boston Bay. Sometime in September, 1777 she recaptured
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The star captains: frigate command in the Napoleonic Wars
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from the Isle of Dogs, with His Majesty’s new frigate
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British Warship Losses in the Age of Sail, 1650-1859
601:was blockading Rochefort, when the smaller French 715:) were in company and shared in the prize money. 577:Combat de la Bayonnaise contre l'Ambuscade, 1798 414:, Massachusetts. On 18 June, 1777 she captured 318:: 4 × 6-pounder guns + 4 × 18-pounder carronades 422:in Boston Bay. On 1 October, 1777 she captured 867:. U.S. Government printing office via Imbiblio 842:. U.S. Government printing office via Imbiblio 817:. U.S. Government printing office via Imbiblio 792:. U.S. Government printing office via Imbiblio 394:Sometime in June, 177 she captured the sloops 248:126 ft 3 in (38.48 m) (gundeck) 8: 912:"NAVAL DOCUMENTS OF The American Revolution" 887:"NAVAL DOCUMENTS OF The American Revolution" 500:captured the 32-ton, 3-gun privateer cutter 271:8 ft 4 in (2.54 m) (forwards) 511:, commanded by Captain Henry Jenkins, with 251:104 ft 1 in (31.72 m) (keel) 16:32-gun fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy 1002: 970: 946: 944: 935: 676:escorted a fleet of transports to Malta. 656:military expedition to Italy. Along with 448:, which was the former Royal Navy 14-gun 1204:"The Monthly Register of Naval Events". 274:13 ft 0 in (3.96 m) (aft) 261:35 ft 1.75 in (10.7125 m) 19:For other ships with the same name, see 1258:Michael Phillips' ships of the old Navy 778: 754: 550:, in the capture on 20 November of the 488:shared in the proceeds of the capture. 437:On 22 June 1779, after a short action, 1247:. (Annapolis, Md. Naval Inst. Press). 324:: 2 × 6-pounder guns + 2 × 18-pounder 31: 179: 141: 63: 7: 652:In March 1805, she was attached to 597:Disaster struck the following day. 496:Circa June 1797, in the Caribbean, 284:12 ft 2 in (3.71 m) 14: 1287: 478:captured the private man of war 312:Upper deck: 26 × 12-pounder guns 221:General characteristics as built 181: 142: 65: 35: 1124:. 8 October 1811. p. 1976. 641:Fradin, and was 30 days out of 590:captured a French merchantman, 1315:Age of Sail frigates of France 1264:Naval history of Great Britain 1189:. Rotherfield: Jean Boudriot. 960:. 28 December 1779. p. 2. 761:The prize money notice in the 1: 1162:(in French). Éditions Ancre. 1091:. 6 August 1803. p. 986. 736:'s depiction of the captured 1227:Navies of the Napoleonic Era 1053:. 18 June 1799. p. 617. 1033:. 5 March 1799. p. 220. 1330:Frigates of the French Navy 234:Amazon-class frigate (1773) 1351: 1310:Frigates of the Royal Navy 1294:HMS Ambuscade (ship, 1773) 992:. 30 June 1781. p. 2. 612:action of 14 December 1798 18: 1185:Hepper, David J. (1994). 1158:Demerliac, Alain (1999). 1139:Demerliac, Alain (1996). 492:French Revolutionary Wars 406:. On 3 June she captured 220: 58: 34: 740:towing the much-damaged 1320:Ships built in Deptford 1229:. David & Charles. 1225:Otto von Pivka (1980). 1014:Wareham (2001), p. 137. 1005:, p. 245, no.2080. 973:, p. 184, no.1810. 726:was broken up in 1810. 384:John Cleveley the Elder 745: 583: 569: 386: 347: 1270:24 March 2007 at the 1072:Hepper (1994), p. 89. 938:, p. 71, no.448. 732: 639:capitaine de vaisseau 586:On 13 December 1798, 581:Louis-Philippe CrĂ©pin 575: 566:Battle of Tory Island 560: 373: 338: 102:Adams & Barnard, 25:French ship Embuscade 1296:at Wikimedia Commons 1243:Wareham, Tom (2001) 1145:(in French). Omega. 610:captured her at the 462:captured the French 441:captured the French 1206:The Naval Chronicle 390:American Revolution 1121:The London Gazette 1088:The London Gazette 1050:The London Gazette 1030:The London Gazette 989:The London Gazette 957:The London Gazette 917:. history.navy.mil 892:. history.navy.mil 746: 683:captured the ship 584: 570: 467:Prince de Montbray 387: 348: 1292:Media related to 1253:978-1-55750-871-3 679:On 4 March 1807, 654:Sir James Craig's 568:, 12 October 1798 404:Massachusetts Bay 333: 332: 216:Broken up in 1810 121:17 September 1773 52:Jean-François Hue 1342: 1291: 1240: 1221: 1200: 1181: 1154: 1126: 1125: 1112: 1106: 1099: 1093: 1092: 1079: 1073: 1070: 1064: 1061: 1055: 1054: 1041: 1035: 1034: 1021: 1015: 1012: 1006: 1003:Demerliac (1999) 1000: 994: 993: 980: 974: 971:Demerliac (1996) 968: 962: 961: 948: 939: 936:Demerliac (1996) 933: 927: 926: 924: 922: 916: 908: 902: 901: 899: 897: 891: 883: 877: 876: 874: 872: 866: 858: 852: 851: 849: 847: 841: 833: 827: 826: 824: 822: 816: 808: 802: 801: 799: 797: 791: 783: 766: 759: 630:On 28 May 1803, 293:Full-rigged ship 189: 186: 185: 184: 167:14 December 1798 149: 146: 137:14 December 1798 94:25 December 1770 75: 70: 69: 68: 39: 32: 1350: 1349: 1345: 1344: 1343: 1341: 1340: 1339: 1300: 1299: 1284: 1272:Wayback Machine 1237: 1224: 1203: 1197: 1184: 1170: 1157: 1138: 1135: 1130: 1129: 1114: 1113: 1109: 1100: 1096: 1081: 1080: 1076: 1071: 1067: 1062: 1058: 1043: 1042: 1038: 1023: 1022: 1018: 1013: 1009: 1001: 997: 982: 981: 977: 969: 965: 950: 949: 942: 934: 930: 920: 918: 914: 910: 909: 905: 895: 893: 889: 885: 884: 880: 870: 868: 864: 860: 859: 855: 845: 843: 839: 835: 834: 830: 820: 818: 814: 810: 809: 805: 795: 793: 789: 785: 784: 780: 775: 770: 769: 760: 756: 751: 721: 628: 626:Napoleonic Wars 507:In August 1798 494: 392: 345:Joseph Marshall 187: 182: 180: 147: 71: 66: 64: 54: 28: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1348: 1346: 1338: 1337: 1335:Captured ships 1332: 1327: 1322: 1317: 1312: 1302: 1301: 1298: 1297: 1283: 1282:External links 1280: 1279: 1278: 1260: 1255: 1241: 1235: 1222: 1201: 1195: 1182: 1168: 1155: 1134: 1131: 1128: 1127: 1107: 1094: 1074: 1065: 1056: 1036: 1016: 1007: 995: 975: 963: 940: 928: 903: 878: 853: 828: 803: 777: 776: 774: 771: 768: 767: 763:London Gazette 753: 752: 750: 747: 720: 717: 627: 624: 493: 490: 428:Charming Sally 391: 388: 376:Adams shipyard 331: 330: 329: 328: 319: 313: 308: 304: 303: 300: 296: 295: 290: 286: 285: 282: 278: 277: 276: 275: 272: 267: 263: 262: 259: 255: 254: 253: 252: 249: 244: 240: 239: 227: 226:Class and type 223: 222: 218: 217: 214: 210: 209: 206: 202: 201: 195: 191: 190: 188:United Kingdom 177: 176: 173: 169: 168: 165: 161: 160: 155: 151: 150: 139: 138: 135: 131: 130: 127: 123: 122: 119: 115: 114: 111: 107: 106: 100: 96: 95: 92: 88: 87: 81: 77: 76: 61: 60: 56: 55: 40: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1347: 1336: 1333: 1331: 1328: 1326: 1323: 1321: 1318: 1316: 1313: 1311: 1308: 1307: 1305: 1295: 1290: 1286: 1285: 1281: 1277: 1276:William James 1273: 1269: 1266: 1265: 1261: 1259: 1256: 1254: 1250: 1246: 1242: 1238: 1236:0-7153-7767-1 1232: 1228: 1223: 1219: 1215: 1211: 1207: 1202: 1198: 1196:0-948864-30-3 1192: 1188: 1183: 1179: 1175: 1171: 1169:9782906381247 1165: 1161: 1156: 1152: 1148: 1144: 1143: 1137: 1136: 1132: 1123: 1122: 1117: 1111: 1108: 1104: 1098: 1095: 1090: 1089: 1084: 1078: 1075: 1069: 1066: 1060: 1057: 1052: 1051: 1046: 1040: 1037: 1032: 1031: 1026: 1020: 1017: 1011: 1008: 1004: 999: 996: 991: 990: 985: 979: 976: 972: 967: 964: 959: 958: 953: 947: 945: 941: 937: 932: 929: 913: 907: 904: 888: 882: 879: 863: 857: 854: 838: 832: 829: 813: 807: 804: 788: 782: 779: 772: 764: 758: 755: 748: 743: 739: 735: 734:Pierre Ozanne 731: 727: 725: 718: 716: 714: 710: 709: 704: 703: 698: 697: 692: 691: 686: 682: 677: 675: 671: 670: 665: 661: 660: 655: 650: 648: 644: 640: 636: 635: 625: 623: 621: 617: 613: 609: 608: 604: 600: 595: 593: 589: 582: 578: 574: 567: 563: 559: 555: 553: 549: 545: 544: 539: 535: 532: 529:captured the 528: 527: 523: 520: 516: 515: 510: 505: 503: 499: 491: 489: 487: 483: 482: 477: 476: 470: 468: 465: 461: 457: 456: 451: 447: 444: 440: 435: 433: 429: 425: 424:S. W. Erskine 421: 417: 413: 409: 405: 401: 397: 389: 385: 381: 377: 372: 368: 366: 362: 359: 356:was a 32-gun 355: 354: 346: 342: 337: 327: 323: 320: 317: 314: 311: 310: 309: 306: 305: 301: 298: 297: 294: 291: 288: 287: 283: 281:Depth of hold 280: 279: 273: 270: 269: 268: 265: 264: 260: 257: 256: 250: 247: 246: 245: 242: 241: 238: 235: 232: 228: 225: 224: 219: 215: 212: 211: 207: 204: 203: 200: 196: 193: 192: 178: 174: 171: 170: 166: 163: 162: 159: 156: 153: 152: 145: 140: 136: 133: 132: 128: 125: 124: 120: 117: 116: 112: 109: 108: 105: 101: 98: 97: 93: 90: 89: 86: 82: 79: 78: 74: 73:Great Britain 62: 57: 53: 49: 48: 43: 38: 33: 30: 26: 22: 21:HMS Ambuscade 1263: 1244: 1226: 1209: 1205: 1186: 1159: 1141: 1119: 1110: 1102: 1097: 1086: 1077: 1068: 1059: 1048: 1039: 1028: 1019: 1010: 998: 987: 978: 966: 955: 931: 919:. Retrieved 906: 894:. Retrieved 881: 871:27 September 869:. Retrieved 856: 844:. Retrieved 831: 821:27 September 819:. Retrieved 806: 796:27 September 794:. Retrieved 781: 762: 757: 741: 737: 723: 722: 712: 707: 701: 695: 689: 684: 680: 678: 673: 668: 658: 651: 646: 643:Cap Francais 638: 633: 629: 619: 615: 606: 598: 596: 591: 587: 585: 576: 561: 551: 547: 542: 540:shared with 537: 533: 531:chasse maree 525: 513: 508: 506: 501: 497: 495: 485: 480: 474: 471: 466: 459: 454: 445: 438: 436: 427: 423: 419: 415: 407: 399: 395: 393: 379: 352: 350: 349: 340: 198: 157: 129:January 1776 126:Commissioned 84: 46: 41: 29: 1116:"No. 16529" 1101:von Pivka, 1083:"No. 15608" 1045:"No. 15149" 1025:"No. 15113" 984:"No. 12203" 952:"No. 12044" 519:hired armed 432:Cape Sambro 420:Restoration 208:28 May 1803 175:28 May 1803 1325:1773 ships 1304:Categories 1151:1254967392 1133:References 921:7 November 896:24 October 846:12 October 742:Bayonnaise 662:, Craig's 607:Bayonnaise 552:Hirondelle 502:Buonaparte 481:AmĂ©ricaine 396:2 Brothers 365:Royal Navy 358:fifth-rate 326:carronades 299:Complement 231:fifth-rate 113:April 1771 47:Bayonnaise 1218:700504496 1178:492783890 773:Citations 738:Ambuscade 724:Ambuscade 696:Melpomene 681:Ambuscade 674:Ambuscade 647:Ambuscade 632:HMS  620:Embuscade 616:Ambuscade 599:Ambuscade 588:Ambuscade 562:Ambuscade 538:Ambuscade 509:Ambuscade 498:Ambuscade 486:Ambuscade 473:HMS  464:privateer 460:Ambuscade 453:HMS  439:Ambuscade 412:Casco Bay 380:Ambuscade 353:Ambuscade 341:Ambuscade 339:Model of 289:Sail plan 199:Ambuscade 158:Embuscade 110:Laid down 85:Ambuscade 44:fighting 42:Ambuscade 1268:Archived 664:flagship 603:corvette 534:Francine 517:and the 475:Prudente 400:Succsess 307:Armament 205:Acquired 172:Captured 164:Acquired 134:Captured 118:Launched 104:Deptford 702:Bittern 634:Victory 564:at the 543:Phaeton 536:. Then 408:Swallow 363:of the 361:frigate 266:Draught 237:frigate 229:32-gun 99:Builder 91:Ordered 59:History 1251:  1233:  1216:  1193:  1176:  1166:  1149:  1103:Navies 713:Weazle 708:Weazel 685:Istria 669:Lively 666:, and 659:Dragon 592:Faucon 526:Nimrod 522:cutter 455:Helena 446:HĂ©lene 243:Length 148:France 1274:, by 915:(PDF) 890:(PDF) 865:(PDF) 840:(PDF) 815:(PDF) 790:(PDF) 749:Notes 690:UnitĂ© 579:, by 450:sloop 430:near 343:, by 50:, by 1249:ISBN 1231:ISBN 1214:OCLC 1191:ISBN 1174:OCLC 1164:ISBN 1147:OCLC 923:2021 898:2021 873:2023 848:2023 823:2023 798:2023 719:Fate 711:(or 705:and 548:Stag 546:and 514:Stag 443:brig 416:Hope 398:and 374:The 351:HMS 258:Beam 213:Fate 197:HMS 194:Name 154:Name 83:HMS 80:Name 23:and 410:in 402:in 302:220 1306:: 1208:. 1172:. 1118:. 1085:. 1047:. 1027:. 986:. 954:. 943:^ 699:, 693:, 687:. 672:, 649:. 622:. 554:. 434:. 322:Fc 316:QD 1239:. 1220:. 1210:1 1199:. 1180:. 1153:. 1105:. 925:. 900:. 875:. 850:. 825:. 800:. 27:.

Index

HMS Ambuscade
French ship Embuscade

Bayonnaise
Jean-François Hue
Great Britain
Deptford
French Navy Ensign
fifth-rate
Amazon-class frigate (1773)
frigate
Full-rigged ship
QD
Fc
carronades

Joseph Marshall
fifth-rate
frigate
Royal Navy

Adams shipyard
John Cleveley the Elder
Massachusetts Bay
Casco Bay
Cape Sambro
brig
sloop
HMS Helena
privateer

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