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had three men killed and 11 wounded before she struck. She was a new vessel and was sailing from Cherburg with a cargo of 570 barrels of flour and a great quantity of gunpowder intended for the relief of to San Domingo. On her way she had captured and sunk two British brigs that had been sailing from
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in September 1794 and was recommissioned in April 1795. She was part of Strachan's force that attacked and destroyed a French convoy in Cartaret Bay on 9 May 1795. The British squadron spotted a convoy of 13 vessels and immediately gave chase. Twelve of the quarry escaped and got close to the shore
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and the ships provided covering fire. The French crews abandoned their vessels at the approach of the British and eventually the shore battery also stopped firing. The cutting out party retrieved all the vessels, save a small sloop, which was hard ashore and which they burnt.
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on 17 April 1782 as a 38-gun fifth rate. After she had been laid down in December 1782, the Admiralty reduced her armament to 36 guns on 11 January 1783, as captains of earlier 38-gun frigates had complained that the extra guns made the upper gundeck too cramped.
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was armed with eighteen 12-pounder guns and had a crew of 137 men under the command of Citizen Joseph La Coudrais. The prisoners stated that both corvettes were carrying military and naval stores and that the corvette that had run ashore was the
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was pierced for 30 cannons and carried twenty-two 9-pounder guns on her main deck, and six 6-pounders on her quarterdeck. She had a crew of 192 men, and she lost three men killed and several men wounded before she
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had eight men wounded and in all the British lost one man killed and 14 wounded. They captured a gun brig and a gun lugger, each armed with three 18-pounder guns. They also captured the convoy, which consisted of:
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was a new vessel and was sailing from Bayonne to Guadeloupe with a cargo of flour and military stores, some of which she had thrown overboard during the pursuit. The Royal Navy took her into service as
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was in the Dutch East Indies. In that year she led a squadron of five transports and 24 local vessels carrying Dutch marines and local auxiliaries in a punitive expedition against the Iranun of
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was pierced for 20 cannon but was armed with fourteen 8-pounder guns and four carronades, and had a crew of 120 men. She was out of St. Malo, and on 11 January had captured His Majesty's packet
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succeeded in capturing Gunvessel n° 288, armed with one 24-pounder gun, and with a complement of 25 men (20 being troops from the 44th Regiment), all under the command of
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where a small shore battery, their own armed escorts, and a brig and a lugger offered some protection. Strachan sent in the boats from the vessels in his squadron while
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succeeded in capturing the lugger Gunvessel n °313, armed with one 24-pounder gun, and with a complement of 22 men (18 of them soldiers), under the command of
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was sailing alongside. She was armed with fourteen 24-pounder carronades and two 8-pounder guns, had a crew of 92 men, under the command of Mons. Deslandes,
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had herself only captured an American ship and destroyed an English brig sailing from Belfast to Lisbon with coal. The Captain and all the officers on
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succeeded in capturing two gunbrigs carrying two 24-pounder guns and one 18-pounder gun each, with a complement of 50 men each, primarily soldiers.
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and was returning to her home port after having had a successful cruise in the Channel. She was under the command of Captain Jacques Dupuy-Fromy.
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Head money for both was paid in 1829. A first-class share was worth £43 5 3d; a fifth-class share, that of a seaman, was worth 2s 5d.
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was paid off again in November 1790, but by 1793 she had been moved to Plymouth, where she was refitted between March and June for £4,726.
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Head money for both was paid in 1829. A first-class share was worth £150 14s 5¼d; a fifth-class share, that of a seaman, was worth 6s 4½d.
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was pursuing her. She had a crew of 240 men. She had been out for 20 days on a four-month cruise but had only captured the Halifax packet
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was armed with sixteen 24-pounder carronades and had a crew of 109 men (including 30 soldiers), under the command of Monsieur Montbazen,
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was present, whilst serving as part of a squadron under her old commander Sir Richard Strachan, at the destruction of the 74-gun
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Head money was paid in 1829. A first-class share was worth £33 18s 3½d; a fifth-class share, that of a seaman, was worth 2s 4¼d.
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also captured four luggers, each armed with one 18-pounder gun, and with complements of 25 men, mostly soldiers. The gunvessels
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pursued another French privateer for 25 hours before she was able to capture her quarry. The privateer was the brig
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between August 1803 and October 1804. She was recommissioned in August 1804 under the command of Captain
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captured her on the 17th day of a four-month cruise and she had not yet captured any British vessels.
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Detail from the painting by Bristol artist Chris Woodhouse of the 36-gun Bristol-built frigate HMS
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was three weeks out of Nantes, provisioned for a three-month cruise. By the time of her capture,
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returned to Britain, and by December 1812 was under repair at Isaac Blackburn's yards, at
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in October that year, fighting in the main action and then subsequently capturing the
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took over command, sailing her to North America in 1808. He then took her to the
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was launched on 8 June 1785, and fitted between 3 July and 8 September 1785 for
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The bombardment was an attempt by Britain to end the slavery practices of the
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with clasp "Algiers" to the 1328 surviving British claimants from the action.
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was in pursuit of a privateer when the privateer capsized and sank before
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lost three men killed and 15 wounded. In 1847 the Admiralty awarded the
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had been chasing a French frigate privateer for some twelve hours when
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came up and cut-off the quarry, forcing her to surrender. She was the
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to build, with a further £2,985 being spent in 1790 for fitting out.
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Dispatches and Letters Relating to the Blockade of Brest, 1803-1805
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Head money was paid in 1829. A first-class share was worth £34 13
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was the flagship of the Dutch squadron under Vice-Admiral Baron
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had two men mortally wounded and three men dangerously wounded;
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was armed with 16 guns and had a crew of 103 men. She was from
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in 1815. With the Dutch, she participated in a major action at
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were officers in the French navy, but on a three-month leave.
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The share of the prize money accruing to an able seaman on
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Her first captain following her May 1790 commissioning was
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Frederick Widsmann. The gunvessel had had one man killed.
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shared in the prize and head money. The Royal Navy took
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She recommissioned in April 1793 under the command of
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returned to England, and underwent a large repair at
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in November 1801 before being paid off in June 1802.
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captured were N°s 169, 174, 277, 286, 287, and 311.
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Navy Records Society. 660:was also active in operations against French 8: 1337:bombarded ships and the harbour defences of 803:, which the Admiralty took into service as 676:was armed with six carriage guns and eight 1873: 1871: 1830: 1828: 1826: 1286:The Bombardment of Algiers, 27 August 1816 1226:when they captured a French corvette brig 301:fifth-rate frigate that served during the 1757: 613:drove a French navy corvette ashore near 2029: 1525: 1280: 41:, commissioned and purchased in 1990 by 19:For other ships with the same name, see 1917: 1453: 1361: 911:were in company when they captured the 733:had four men killed and eight wounded. 607:in August 1796. On 13 November she and 515:intercepted a convoy of 13 vessels off 557:. The convoy had been on its way from 432:had five men killed and five wounded. 273:: 8 × 9-pounder guns + 4 × 18-pounder 27: 462:(200 tons and carrying ship timber), 149: 54: 7: 1687:. 7 October 1797. pp. 967–968. 1206:Between January and February 1810, 1091:had captured about a week earlier. 231:38 ft 10 in (11.8 m) 1864:. 3 July 1829. pp. 1245–1246. 1819:. 20 September 1800. p. 1082. 1747:. 19 March 1799. pp. 265–266. 1607:. 26 September 1795. p. 1010. 1547:. 28 April 1794. pp. 377–379. 1176:captured the French brig corvette 855:, which she had captured earlier. 847:stated that the privateer was the 603:came under the command of Captain 435:She came under the command of Sir 239:13 ft 11 in (4.2 m) 14: 2051:. 1 September 1810. p. 1326. 1667:. 19 November 1796. p. 1116. 1288:, painting by George Chambers Sr. 1180:after pursuing her for 28 hours. 956:Between 12 and 14 February 1805, 711:A few days later, on 23 January, 2130: 1907:. 2 November 1805. p. 1416. 1887:. 16 February 1805. p. 227. 1647:. 3 December 1796. p. 1174. 843:could reach her. The captain of 782:she captured the 32-gun frigate 454:(80 tons and carrying cordage), 267:Upper deck: 26 × 18-pounder guns 151: 56: 31: 2019:. 3 February 1810. p. 176. 1490:. 26 January 1849. p. 243. 1470:. 26 January 1849. p. 239. 1210:was involved in the capture of 627:captured another corvette, the 527:captured six merchant vessels: 474:(120 tons carrying fire wood), 145:Sold to Dutch Navy in June 1815 1727:. 27 January 1798. p. 88. 1707:. 23 January 1798. p. 75. 1230:on 28 May. The vessel was the 1220:was in company with the sloop 1132:captured the French navy brig 1095:shared the salvage money with 799:captured the French privateer 1: 2080:(in French). Éditions Ancre. 1999:. 11 March 1809. p. 326. 1799:. 27 April 1799. p. 404. 1779:. 23 April 1799. p. 383. 1085:, which the French privateer 672:after a chase of four hours. 470:(250 tons, carrying powder), 2061:James (1837), Vol 6, p. 398. 1959:. 23 July 1805. p. 955. 1844:. 3 July 1829. p. 1246. 1155:Newfoundland to Lisbon, the 321:punitive expeditions in the 2095:Leyland, John, ed. (1902). 1979:. 10 May 1808. p. 667. 1939:. 2 July 1805. p. 862. 1627:. 7 July 1795. p. 721. 1587:. 12 May 1795. p. 453. 1317:Naval General Service Medal 917:Thomas Le Marchant Gosselin 832:and had a crew of 123 men. 646:into service as the 20-gun 523:captured an armed brig and 402:squadron. During this time 127:Naval General Service Medal 2174: 2153:Frigates of the Royal Navy 1567:. 5 May 1794. p. 402. 1117:In September 1807 Captain 865:in March 1800. On 2 June, 482:(45 tons carrying coals), 317:and, then, in a number of 18: 2137:HMS Melampus (ship, 1785) 2076:Demerliac, Alain (2003). 400:Sir John Borlase Warren's 386:French Revolutionary Wars 223:141 ft (43.0 m) 184: 49: 30: 16:Frigate of the Royal Navy 185:General characteristics 2108:. Seaforth Publishing. 1236:, of 300 tons burthen ( 692:when they captured the 408:action of 23 April 1794 329:Design and construction 2104:Winfield, Rif (2008). 1760:, p. 246, n°2091. 1309:bombardment of Algiers 1289: 1278: 1186:Lieutenant de vaisseau 1147:Lieutenant de vaisseau 1114:on 14 September 1806. 875:, captured the French 760: 333:The Admiralty ordered 311:Royal Netherlands Navy 1284: 1277:flag flown at Algiers 1273: 1150:. In the engagement, 1007:enseigne de vaisseaux 768:Battle of Tory Island 757:Battle of Tory Island 751: 180:June 1815 by purchase 2139:at Wikimedia Commons 1298:T.F. van de Capellen 1052:Lord Charles Spencer 960:was in company with 795:On 26 February 1799 725:. 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HMS Melampus
Detail from the painting by Bristol artist Chris Woodhouse of the 36-gun Bristol-built frigate HMS "Melampus", commissioned and purchased in 1990 by Bristol City Museum
Bristol City Museum
Hillhouse
Bristol
Naval General Service Medal
Netherlands
fifth-rate
frigate
bm
Full-rigged ship
QD
carronades
Fc
Royal Navy
French Revolutionary
Napoleonic Wars
Royal Netherlands Navy
Algiers
colonial
Dutch East Indies
Hillhouse
Bristol
ordinary
Plymouth
s
d
Charles M. Pole
Isaac Coffin
Thomas Wells

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