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was known to be refitting. The French ship came out of the harbour on 4 January 1795, and the two frigates spent several hours manoeuvring and circling each other, trying to gain an advantage. The battle started early on the morning of 5 January, with the two ships closing and exchanging broadsides,
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until she was forced to surrender, over five hours since the battle had begun. Casualties for the
British were eight killed, including Captain Faulknor, and 21 wounded.
372:, which then escaped. Returning to British waters she was converted to a storeship and then a troopship, but did not serve for long before being wrecked off the
564:. In 1847 the Admiralty authorized the award of the Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Blanche 4 Jany. 1795" to all surviving claimants from the action.
368:. She subsequently served in the Mediterranean, where she had the misfortune of forcing a large Spanish frigate to surrender, but was unable to secure the
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in August. She was then laid up for some time, before commissioning in
January 1789. Work to fit her for sea had been completed by 25 April that year.
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was ordered from the yards of Thomas
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under the command of Captain D’Arcy Preston. On 19 December
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in 1793. She enjoyed a number of successful cruises against
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station on 20 November, followed by the 6-gun privateer
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s successful cruises by capturing the 14-gun privateer
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and came round her stern, this time colliding on the
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in January 1795, and captured a small privateer off
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16:32-gun Hermione-class fifth rate of the Royal Navy
693:was paid off in August 1798 and fitted out as a
306:: 2 × 6-pounder guns + 2 × 18-pounder carronades
613:Even before the court martial verdict, Admiral
606:, Archibald Cowan, eventually wrote to Captain
541:s woodwork to achieve this. They now raked the
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364:. Faulknor was among those killed on the
334:. She was ordered towards the end of the
705:on 28 September 1799 and was declared a
507:attempted to lash the bowsprit to their
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560:was taken into the Royal Navy, as HMS
472:Faulknor then proceeded to patrol off
297:: 4 × 6-pounder guns + 4 × 18-pounder
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823:"Blanche vs Pique, 6th January 1795"
773:British Warships of the Age of Sail
206:129 ft (39.3 m) (overall)
480:, where the 36-gun French frigate
255:12 ft 7 in (3.84 m)
97:Thomas Calhoun & John Nowlan,
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137:with clasp "Blanche 4 Jany. 1795"
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291:Upper deck: 26 × 12-pounder guns
147:Ran aground on 28 September 1799
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1359:Ships built on the River Hamble
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625:was involved in an action with
441:on 30 December. Command of the
429:in 1793, capturing the 12-gun
380:Construction and commissioning
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632:against the Spanish frigates
223: in (32.6 m) (keel)
468:The death of Robert Faulknor
437:on 8 October and the 22-gun
336:American War of Independence
1349:Shipwrecks in the North Sea
135:Naval General Service Medal
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1364:Maritime incidents in 1799
1344:Frigates of the Royal Navy
936:. Vol. 1. R. Bentley.
682:on 27 December that year.
659:Command passed to Captain
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1265:February (unknown date):
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433:on 1 October, the 20-gun
340:French Revolutionary Wars
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491:turned and ran afoul of
908:; Warlow, Ben (2006) .
887:Ships of the Royal Navy
791:Ships of the Royal Navy
707:constructive total loss
663:in 1797, who continued
157:General characteristics
47:into port, depicted by
1094:April (unknown date):
941:Winfield, Rif (2007).
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247: in (10.9 m)
515:then broke away from
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150:Declared a total loss
1115:May (unknown date):
1085:Hired armed cutter
1010:Hired armed lugger
732:The London Gazette
499:caught across her
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1162:Impregnable
727:"No. 20939"
615:John Jervis
578:Saint Lucia
495:, with her
451:La Désirade
427:West Indies
348:West Indies
233:35 ft
129:Honours and
49:Robert Dodd
21:HMS Blanche
1354:1786 ships
1338:Categories
1066:Proserpine
1001:Shipwrecks
898:References
885:Colledge.
789:Colledge.
771:Winfield.
586:Portsmouth
478:Guadeloupe
393:Portsmouth
344:privateers
332:Royal Navy
328:fifth rate
299:carronades
278:Complement
260:Propulsion
173:fifth rate
1279:Bordelais
1267:HMS
1234:HMS
1213:HMS
1192:HMS
1173:Amaranthe
1160:HMS
1149:HMS
1138:HMS
1127:HMS
1108:Deux Amis
1106:HMS
1064:HMS
1053:HMS
1021:HMS
713:Citations
699:troopship
695:storeship
680:Bayonnais
644:captured
551:HMS
523:quarter.
521:starboard
389:Bursledon
376:in 1799.
268:Sail plan
121:Completed
108:July 1783
105:Laid down
99:Bursledon
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1269:Musquito
1236:Ethalion
1232:25 Dec:
1222:19 Dec:
1201:12 Nov:
1183:Charente
1180:31 Oct:
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1147:14 Oct:
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1104:23 May:
1083:22 Apr:
1073:23 Feb:
1051:31 Jan:
1040:19 Jan:
1030:11 Jan:
932:(1860).
497:bowsprit
423:Deptford
397:coppered
323:Hermione
286:Armament
168:Hermione
113:Launched
1225:Mildred
1215:Orestes
1204:Bhavani
1194:Sceptre
1190:5 Nov:
1136:9 Oct:
1129:Blanche
1118:Phoenix
1062:1 Feb:
1044:Grampus
1019:7 Jan:
1008:2 Jan:
870:James.
840:James.
804:James.
691:Blanche
674:on the
672:Coureur
665:Blanche
652:forced
650:Blanche
642:Minerve
629:Minerve
623:Blanche
619:Blanche
597:Blanche
593:Blanche
582:Blanche
574:Blanche
553:Veteran
536:Blanche
532:Blanche
525:Blanche
517:Blanche
509:capstan
505:Blanche
493:Blanche
487:before
443:Blanche
431:Vengeur
408:Blanche
385:Blanche
366:Blanche
356:Blanche
346:in the
330:of the
317:Blanche
242:⁄
218:⁄
188:⁄
165:32-gun
94:Builder
86:Ordered
80:Blanche
56:History
39:Blanche
1299:Cicero
1289:Aurora
1151:Nassau
1140:Lutine
1033:Ganges
1023:Apollo
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676:Lisbon
640:. The
403:Career
325:-class
201:Length
170:-class
131:awards
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1055:Eagle
703:Texel
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654:Ceres
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562:Pique
558:Pique
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489:Pique
483:Pique
459:Pique
411:'
374:Texel
370:prize
361:Pique
263:Sails
44:Pique
1325:1800
1312:1798
1245:HMS
1171:HMS
1042:HMS
947:ISBN
916:ISBN
686:Fate
636:and
627:HMS
501:port
315:HMS
230:Beam
182:722
142:Fate
78:HMS
75:Name
37:HMS
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220:2
216:1
213:+
211:0
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