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620:, from Nantes. She carried 14 guns, five of which she had thrown overboard. She also had a crew of 108 men. She had been cruising for five days but had taken nothing. Captain Richard Williams put a
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Woolwhich, for a cost of £5,709. She then was recommissioned under Commander Charles Patterson, who sailed her for the Mediterranean on 15 October 1793.
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and who had survived the wreck of that vessel. During the voyage many of the children on board, including
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Cornish replaced de Crespigny and in turn Commander Richard Booth Bowden replaced him in 1814.
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joined them. The troops landed on 18 September and the island surrendered immediately.
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with clasp "14 Dec. Boat Service 1814" to all surviving claimants from the action.
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also carried samples of animals, birds, and plants from New South Wales. At the
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was being fought on land. Before that battle her boats participated in the
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The Founders of Australia: a biographical dictionary of the First Fleet
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A voyage round the world in the Gorgon man of war, Captain John Parker
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Commander Alexander Milner had replaced Webb by April 1811. He sailed
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off Toulon. Commander Claude de Crespigny replaced Mainwaring at
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recommissioned under Lieutenant William Harvey in October 1789.
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714:. Then on 21 May she was in company with the gun-brig
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330:, who travelled with her husband, the ship's captain.
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to accomplish this task in September. On their way,
1031:Deirdre Coleman, 'Parker, Mary Ann (1765/6–1848)',
616:The newcomer turned out to be the French privateer
637:continued to serve as a storeship under Commander
641:. Then on 16 June 1801 Commander George Ross and
589:when she caught up with and recaptured the brig
574:sailed for the Leeward Islands in January 1798.
386:, her daughter Charlotte, Nathaniel Lillie, and
856:The prize money for an ordinary seaman was 7s
439:at the taking of the Port of San Fiorenzo and
435:was part of the fleet under Vice-Admiral Lord
699:rescued the crew and took them into Milford.
529:, decided that it was necessary to clear out
326:. This voyage is described in a 1795 book by
8:
823:The prize money for an ordinary seaman was 8
675:Commander William Wilkinson recommissioned
667:issued in 1847 to all surviving claimants.
382:took on board William Allen, Samuel Broom,
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870:d; the amount for a captain was £34 12s
749:were present at the capture of the brig
16:For other ships with the same name, see
1403:War of 1812 ships of the United Kingdom
1033:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
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117:15 December 1787 at Portsmouth Dockyard
341:, taking home the last company of the
244:Upper deck: 22 × 12-pounder guns
241:Lower deck: 20 × 18-pounder guns
24:
593:, of Dartmouth. Fifteen days earlier
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7:
1408:Floating batteries of the Royal Navy
702:Between November 1806 and July 1808
1393:Military history of New South Wales
1114:. 23 August 1796. pp. 802–803.
720:when they captured the Danish boat
213:16 ft 10 in (5.13 m)
205:38 ft 3 in (11.66 m)
982:. 15 March 1850. pp. 791–792.
689:reported on 14 February 1806 that
93:Perry & Hankey, Blackwall Yard
14:
1251:. 9 March 1815. pp. 446–449.
1231:. 13 December 1814. p. 2452.
310:on 15 March 1791, along with the
178:140 ft (43 m) (gundeck)
1191:. 16 February 1811. p. 319.
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1291:. 26 January 1849. p. 247.
1137:. 3 February 1798. p. 111.
1094:. 8 February 1803. p. 165.
807:was finally broken up in 1817.
657:22nd Regiment of Light dragoons
1211:. 14 January 1812. p. 92.
195: in (35.12 m) (keel)
1:
1383:Troop ships of the Royal Navy
1312:. Brown, Son & Ferguson.
1271:. 28 July 1821. p. 1561.
1171:. 2 January 1810. p. 26.
1074:. 11 March 1794. p. 221.
525:, the British viceroy of the
500:captured the French corvette
1378:Storeships of the Royal Navy
609:fired a few shots, the brig
424:Between March and July 1793
345:, which had accompanied the
343:New South Wales Marine Corps
1151:14 February 1806, No. 4297.
794:Naval General Service Medal
282:in 1785 and completed as a
128:Naval General Service Medal
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250:: 2 × 6-pounder guns
15:
1344:, Printed by John Nichols
655:. They were carrying the
514:was at the evacuation of
420:French Revolutionary Wars
278:of 911 tons, launched at
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1398:Ships of the Third Fleet
510:Roads. Later that month
143:General characteristics
138:Broken up, February 1817
1353:. Seaforth Publishing.
1349:Winfield, Rif (2008).
633:Between 1799 and 1800
597:had been sailing from
527:Anglo-Corsican Kingdom
843:; a captain received
788:on 14 December 1814.
786:Battle of Lake Borgne
782:Battle of New Orleans
559:51st Regiment of Foot
557:, and troops of the
476:was in company with
333:On 18 December 1791
776:Bowden then sailed
743:, and the gun-brig
577:On 13 January 1798
449:Admiral Lord Nelson
231:300 (294 from 1794)
1288:The London Gazette
1268:The London Gazette
1248:The London Gazette
1228:The London Gazette
1208:The London Gazette
1188:The London Gazette
1168:The London Gazette
1134:The London Gazette
1111:The London Gazette
1091:The London Gazette
1071:The London Gazette
979:The London Gazette
659:to Egypt. Because
521:In September 1796
320:Philip Gidley King
130:with clasp "Egypt"
1360:978-1-86176-246-7
1310:The Convict Ships
472:On 10 June 1796,
431:In February 1794
377:Cape of Good Hope
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148:Tons burthen
85:19 June 1782
65:
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22:
1283:"No. 20939"
1263:"No. 17730"
1243:"No. 16991"
1223:"No. 16965"
1203:"No. 16562"
1183:"No. 16456"
1163:"No. 16330"
1129:"No. 14088"
1106:"No. 13924"
1086:"No. 15557"
1066:"No. 13631"
1035:, OUP, 2004
974:"No. 21077"
951:Belle Poule
772:War of 1812
648:Good Design
535:Lord Nelson
497:Southampton
484:hired armed
437:Samuel Hood
412:arrived at
384:Mary Bryant
367:Ralph Clark
359:Robert Ross
347:First Fleet
312:Third Fleet
122:Honours and
1388:1785 ships
1372:Categories
1299:References
766:Port Mahon
639:Henry Hill
479:Courageaux
414:Portsmouth
269:two-decker
266:fifth-rate
228:Complement
18:HMS Gorgon
961:Citations
907:Ramillies
903:Royal Oak
847:51 3s 6d.
717:Strenuous
665:Admiralty
399:HMS
290:Troopship
284:troopship
274:Adventure
218:Sail plan
114:Completed
98:Laid down
1338:(1795),
1308:(1959).
927:Seahorse
482:and the
351:convicts
316:convicts
236:Armament
106:Launched
72:Namesake
1318:3778075
947:Alceste
943:Diomede
911:Bedford
895:Tonnant
879:⁄
865:⁄
835:⁄
746:Martial
734:Victory
712:Petrena
583:leagues
581:was 70
564:Minerva
550:Vanneau
540:Captain
531:Capraja
516:Leghorn
445:Corsica
401:Pandora
190:⁄
159:⁄
90:Builder
82:Ordered
42:History
1357:
1316:
949:, and
939:Gorgon
935:Meteor
933:, and
931:Sophie
919:Cydnus
915:Armide
805:Gorgon
790:Gorgon
778:Gorgon
758:Gorgon
751:Hoppet
740:Alonzo
729:Gorgon
722:Helden
704:Gorgon
697:Gorgon
692:Rosina
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