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HMS Gracieuse (1804)

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s guns had made in her. The French vessel had had a crew of 96 men, and had been armed with a brass 12-pounder gun on a pivot amidships, two brass 4-pounder carriage guns, and four brass 3-punder swivel guns. The next morning the British retrieved the 12-pounder gun and destroyed the French schooner.
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was armed with one long brass 18-pounder amid-ships, and four 12-pounder carronades; she carried 83 men, and had been out from Trinidad in Cuba for three months but had made no captures. In the action the Spaniards had eight men killed and six wounded; the British had only one man wounded. Boyd sent
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to escort to Cape Antonio (the extreme south-west of Cuba), a merchant vessel sailing from Port Royal to Vera Cruz. On their way back, on 27 December, the two schooners fell in with a Spanish privateer schooner that they captured after a running fight. The privateer
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captured in 1804. While serving with the Royal Navy in the Caribbean she captured two small armed vessels. She was last listed in 1808.
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The British had suffered three men wounded in the engagement, one of them a fellow midshipman of Smith's.
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was last listed in 1808, and perhaps may have been sold that year. Lieutenant Boyd transferred to
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on 21 October 1804. She was armed with 14 guns and had a crew of 55 men. She was on her way from
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British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates
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to San Domingo with troops and dispatches. The dispatches also were captured.
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On 9 April 1805 Smith fell in with and captured the large Spanish schooner
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Head money for the crew of the French schooner was finally paid in 1829.
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On 23 August her boats participated in an attack on Spanish vessels at
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Later, a French naval schooner came out from San Domingo and engaged
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was under the command of Midshipman John Bernhard Smith.
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came under the command of Mr. William Smith, Master.
323:In 1807 Lieutenant David Boyd assumed command of 337:In December 1807 Dacres ordered the schooners 8: 69:Last listed 1808, possibly having been sold 555: 477: 445: 431: 388: 20: 635:(2nd ed.). Seaforth Publishing. 184:was a French armed schooner that the 32: 7: 334:, then flagship of Admiral Dacres. 327:, which was serving as a tender to 254:. The French twice tried to board 14: 121:21 ft 2 in (6.5 m) 108:Overall: 72 ft (21.9 m) 129:9 ft 0 in (2.7 m) 34: 534:. No. 4061. 13 June 1806. 293:reported that the Spanish brig 395:A first-class share was worth 111:Keel: 50 ft (15.2 m) 1: 577:. 22 March 1808. p. 415. 467:. 8 January 1805. p. 52. 617:"Smith, John Bernhard"  519:. 6 March 1829. p. 429. 670:Schooners of the Royal Navy 499:. 9 July 1805. p. 901. 225:was serving as a tender to 167:Royal Navy: 8 × 18-pounder 16:UK naval schooner 1804–1808 686: 357:into port under escort by 232:, the flagship of Admiral 73: 27: 23: 74:General characteristics 305:from San Sebastien and 61:October 1804 by capture 631:Winfield, Rif (2008). 318:Ensenada, Buenos Aires 623:Royal Naval Biography 603:Royal Naval Biography 313:had captured them. 597:"Boyd, David"  530:"The Marine List". 574:The London Gazette 516:The London Gazette 496:The London Gazette 464:The London Gazette 164:Privateer: 14 guns 642:978-1-86176-246-7 540:2027/uc1.c2735022 480:, pp. 90–91. 309:from Cadiz, when 297:and the schooner 236:, commanding the 176: 175: 677: 646: 627: 619: 607: 599: 579: 578: 565: 559: 553: 544: 543: 527: 521: 520: 507: 501: 500: 487: 481: 475: 469: 468: 455: 449: 443: 420: 415: 414: 410: 407: 393: 272: 212:Santiago de Cuba 93: 92: 91: 87: 42: 39: 38: 37: 21: 685: 684: 680: 679: 678: 676: 675: 674: 650: 649: 643: 630: 610: 590: 587: 582: 567: 566: 562: 556:Marshall (1833) 554: 547: 529: 528: 524: 509: 508: 504: 489: 488: 484: 478:Marshall (1832) 476: 472: 457: 456: 452: 446:Winfield (2008) 444: 433: 429: 424: 423: 412: 408: 405: 403: 394: 390: 385: 367: 270: 238:Jamaica Station 217:In April 1805, 194: 89: 85: 84: 83: 40: 35: 33: 17: 12: 11: 5: 683: 681: 673: 672: 667: 665:Captured ships 662: 652: 651: 648: 647: 641: 628: 612:Marshall, John 608: 592:Marshall, John 586: 583: 581: 580: 560: 558:, p. 341. 545: 522: 502: 482: 470: 450: 448:, p. 364. 430: 428: 425: 422: 421: 387: 386: 384: 381: 366: 363: 287:In June 1806, 193: 190: 174: 173: 172: 171: 165: 160: 156: 155: 154: 153: 152:Royal Navy: 40 150: 145: 141: 140: 135: 131: 130: 127: 123: 122: 119: 115: 114: 113: 112: 109: 104: 100: 99: 80: 76: 75: 71: 70: 67: 63: 62: 59: 55: 54: 48: 44: 43: 41:United Kingdom 30: 29: 25: 24: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 682: 671: 668: 666: 663: 661: 658: 657: 655: 644: 638: 634: 629: 625: 624: 618: 613: 609: 605: 604: 598: 593: 589: 588: 584: 576: 575: 570: 564: 561: 557: 552: 550: 546: 541: 537: 533: 526: 523: 518: 517: 512: 506: 503: 498: 497: 492: 486: 483: 479: 474: 471: 466: 465: 460: 454: 451: 447: 442: 440: 438: 436: 432: 426: 418: 402: 398: 392: 389: 382: 380: 378: 377: 371: 364: 362: 360: 356: 351: 346: 345: 340: 335: 333: 332: 326: 321: 319: 314: 312: 308: 304: 300: 296: 292: 291: 285: 283: 278: 275: 269: 265: 261: 257: 253: 248: 246: 241: 239: 235: 231: 230: 224: 220: 215: 213: 209: 205: 201: 200: 191: 189: 187: 183: 182: 170: 166: 163: 162: 161: 158: 157: 151: 149:Privateer: 55 148: 147: 146: 143: 142: 139: 136: 133: 132: 128: 126:Depth of hold 125: 124: 120: 117: 116: 110: 107: 106: 105: 102: 101: 97: 81: 78: 77: 72: 68: 65: 64: 60: 57: 56: 53: 49: 46: 45: 31: 26: 22: 19: 632: 621: 601: 572: 563: 532:Lloyd's List 531: 525: 514: 505: 494: 485: 473: 462: 453: 391: 375: 369: 368: 358: 354: 349: 343: 338: 336: 330: 324: 322: 315: 310: 306: 302: 298: 294: 290:Lloyd's List 288: 286: 281: 279: 276: 267: 263: 255: 251: 249: 244: 242: 228: 222: 218: 216: 203: 198: 195: 180: 178: 177: 79:Tons burthen 51: 18: 660:1800s ships 569:"No. 16130" 511:"No. 18556" 491:"No. 15823" 459:"No. 15770" 654:Categories 585:References 307:Conception 299:Conception 245:Don Carlos 186:Royal Navy 169:carronades 144:Complement 427:Citations 374:HMS  370:Gracieuse 339:Gracieuse 329:HMS  325:Gracieuse 311:Gracieuse 282:Gracieuse 268:Gracieuse 264:Gracieuse 256:Gracieuse 252:Gracieuse 227:HMS  223:Gracieuse 219:Gracieuse 204:Gracieuse 202:captured 197:HMS  181:Gracieuse 134:Sail plan 52:Gracieuse 614:(1832). 594:(1833). 280:In 1806 159:Armament 138:Schooner 58:Acquired 411:⁄ 376:Firefly 355:Juliana 350:Juliana 331:Veteran 260:chasers 229:Hercule 208:Curacoa 199:Blanche 88:⁄ 28:History 639:  399:149 15 234:Dacres 192:Career 103:Length 383:Notes 359:Gypsy 344:Gipsy 271:' 637:ISBN 365:Fate 341:and 303:Cora 295:Cora 206:off 179:HMS 118:Beam 66:Fate 50:HMS 47:Name 536:hdl 320:. 262:at 82:119 656:: 620:. 600:. 571:. 548:^ 513:. 493:. 461:. 434:^ 379:. 240:. 96:bm 90:94 86:15 645:. 542:. 538:: 417:d 413:4 409:3 406:+ 404:3 401:s 397:£ 98:) 94:(

Index

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Schooner
carronades
Royal Navy
HMS Blanche
Curacoa
Santiago de Cuba
HMS Hercule
Dacres
Jamaica Station
chasers
Lloyd's List
Ensenada, Buenos Aires
HMS Veteran
Gipsy
HMS Firefly
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Winfield (2008)
"No. 15770"
The London Gazette
Marshall (1832)
"No. 15823"
The London Gazette
"No. 18556"

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