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HMS Delight (1806)

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and the crew took to the boats. However, the French arrived before everyone could escape, and they captured a number of men, including Secombe. The French permitted Secombe to come to Messina on parole, but he died on 3 February from his wounds.
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came under heavy fire from the shore, which she returned, but during the exchange French fire killed Handfield and seriously wounded Secombe. Eventually the decision was made to abandon
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was with a British squadron at Palermo in January 1808 when news arrived that the French had captured four Sicilian gunboats and taken them to Reggio di Calabria.
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sailed to attempt to recapture the boats, and more importantly their guns, to prevent the French from using them against the British forces at Scylla (
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in July 1806. He then sailed her for the Mediterranean in November.
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in January 1808 and was burnt to prevent her being salvaged.
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was part of the Rear Division, commanded by Rear-Admiral
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launched in June 1806, six months late. She grounded off
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HMS Delight

Royal Navy Ensign
Reggio Calabria
brig-sloop
bm
Sloop
carronades
bow guns
Royal Navy
brig-sloop
Seagull class
Reggio Calabria
Sir Sidney Smith
Duckworth's
Dardanelles Operation
Royal Navy
British
Ottoman Empire
Anglo-Turkish War (1807-1809)
Collingwood
capitulation of Alexandria
HMS Glatton
Scilla, Calabria


Winfield (2008)
"NMM, vessel ID 383351"
National Maritime Museum
the original

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