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HMS Amphion (1798)

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during the Dutch uprising. The two British ships landed a small joint force of marines and seamen, who met no opposition as the French surrendered first. In addition to prisoners, guns, and arms, the British re-captured a French gunboat and a brig of 14 guns that turned out to be the former
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shared the prize money with ten other British warships. On 28 July 1806 the 3rd battalion of the Polish-Italian Legion, 500 strong, surrendered to Captain Hoste in the Amphion and the
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was armed with eighteen 8-pounders and two 12-pounder guns, and four 36-pounder howitzers. She and her crew of 180 men were sailing from Cadiz to
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s fire killing Dubourdieu and wrecking his flagship. Two other ships were captured, but Hoste was wounded and the ship returned to Britain.
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continued to attack French shore positions along the North Sea coast but with the end of the war returned to Britain. In 1818
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in 1798, but by 1799 she was off Southern Spain under Captain Bennett. That year she captured a Spanish
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26 × 18-pounder long guns + 6 × 24-pounder carronades + 6 × 6-pounder long guns
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succeeded in destroying the vessel without severe loss and in November joined
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in the head-money that was finally paid in March 1829. On 10 March, 1800
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with a valuable cargo. She had been part of a convoy of five vessels.
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to take command. She remained in the Mediterranean under Captain
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In May 1808, Hoste was ordered to attack the French frigate
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attacking the United French and Italian Squadrons at the
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was one of the ships selected to hunt and capture the
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was paid off but later recommissioned and transported
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HMS Amphion

Mistleythorn
breakwater
fifth rate
frigate
bm
Full-rigged ship
fifth rate
frigate
lead ship
her class
Royal Navy
Napoleonic Wars
Mistleythorn
Jamaica
letter of marque
La Vera Cruz
Alarm
USS Constellation
Castor
Queen
23°35′N 83°19′W / 23.583°N 83.317°W / 23.583; -83.317
Peace of Amiens
English Channel
Lisbon
Horatio Nelson
Mediterranean
Samuel Sutton
Toulon

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