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243:. In July 1803, with the resumption of war with France, the Admiralty purchased her. She was one of about 20 such vessels that the navy would then employ primarily for convoy escort duties. She served on active duty until 1810, capturing one small privateer. She then served as a receiving ship until 1836 when the navy sold her for breaking up.
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was one of only two
British vessels that suffered hits from enemy fire and there were no British casualties. On 1 August, the vessels kept a continuous fire for three hours. Still, it is not clear that the bombardment did much damage to the French flotilla. On 22 July
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to prevent the French from salvaging her guns and stores. Despite heavy fire from the island's batteries the boarders were able to burn and destroy the frigate without suffering a single casualty.
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anchored close to the lugger and came under fire from some field guns on shore. Though she took some hits, the
British suffered no casualties. Head money was finally paid in May 1827.
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could not be gotten off, her captain surrendered. The French army then took the officers and men prisoners. Some French fishing boats took possession of
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sloop, of 395 tons (bm), lying at
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stood back into shore on the 16th and at 11.30am dispatched two boats of marines and sailors to destroy
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was in the West Indies, and under the command of
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was armed with two guns and had a crew of 30 men under the command of
Citizen Pollet.
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were off
Dunkirk when they pursued and drove on shore the French privateer lugger
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occurred in the night of 16 December, while salvaging operations were proceeding.
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The "Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High
Admiral" offered the
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but saw that her hull was so damaged that she would be impossible to refloat.
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spotted land thanks to a bolt of lightning and was able to wear off in time.
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The
Dispatches and Letters of Vice Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson, with Notes
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411:. The bomb vessels' shells and carcasses set the town on fire on 23 July.
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1018:. Vol. sup, part 1. London: Longman and company. p. 294.
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Commander
William Fisher replaced Parkinson on 25 February 1807.
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in the proceeds from the capture on 11 June of the Prussian ship
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In an enclosure to a letter dated 7 October 1805, Admiral Lord
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was laid up. The navy paid her off in June at Portsmouth.
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Commander Robert Forbes replaced Brenton in January 1805.
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was attached to the Channel fleet and was in company with
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was launched in 1801 in South Shields as the collier
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also shared in the capture, on 15 September, of the
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was part of a squadron of six vessels that captured
588:A first class share of the head money was worth
501:. The proceeds were forwarded from Gibraltar.
163:104 ft 0 in (31.7 m) (overall)
8:
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428:and the squadron capture the French vessel
397:participated in the squadron under Captain
340:, killing some men. When it was clear that
565:fitted as a receiving ship at Portsmouth.
305:searching for French coastal shipping and
166:79 ft 10 in (24.3 m) (keel)
1059:(in French). Vol. 3. Challamel ainé.
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19:For other ships with the same name, see
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665:. 29 October 1803. pp. 1499–1500.
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1022:Nicolas, Sir Nicholas Harris (1846)
216:Spar deck: 4 × 24-pounder carronades
1045:. London: John Murray. p. 359.
1009:"Parkinson, William Standway"
727:. No. 4414. 27 December 1803.
609:Troude states that the burning of
477:on 16 April at the capture of the
184:12 ft 10 in (3.9 m)
14:
822:. 22 November 1806. p. 1526.
176:30 ft 6 in (9.3 m)
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1042:A Naval Biographical Dictionary
902:. 19 January 1808. p. 113.
842:. 1 October 1805. p. 1248.
263:commissioned her in September.
1056:Batailles navales de la France
988:. Rotherfield: Jean Boudriot.
912:Nicholas (1846), Vol. 7, p.85.
882:. 24 January 1807. p. 93.
309:attempting to slip out of the
1:
970:. 5 January 1836. p. 26.
802:. 4 August 1804. p. 938.
561:In October 1810 the Navy had
782:. 24 July 1804. p. 898.
210:Upper deck: 14 × 32-pounder
21:list of ships named Hercules
862:. 3 June 1806. p. 704.
762:. 5 July 1808. p. 949.
255:in July 1803, renaming her
1114:
685:. 1 May 1827. p. 966.
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984:Hepper, David J. (1994).
527:escorted 16 vessels from
336:A shore battery fired on
317:. At 8pm on 10 December,
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1093:Sloops of the Royal Navy
939:- accessed 20 June 2014.
251:The Admiralty purchased
133:General characteristics
16:UK naval sloop 1803–1836
1051:Troude, Onésime-Joachim
1036:"Fisher, William"
733:2027/hvd.32044050633072
329:, during a heavy gale.
1064:Winfield, Rif (2008).
1015:Royal Naval Biography
710:Troude (1867), p.306.
519:Still, by March 1806
261:Edward Pelham Brenton
200:100 (British service)
447:was in company with
399:Robert Dudley Oliver
266:On 28 October 1803,
1031:O'Byrne, William R.
479:Charlotte Christina
393:In July and August
361:Later in December,
967:The London Gazette
899:The London Gazette
879:The London Gazette
859:The London Gazette
839:The London Gazette
819:The London Gazette
799:The London Gazette
779:The London Gazette
759:The London Gazette
682:The London Gazette
662:The London Gazette
301:on patrol off the
721:"The Marine List"
424:, and on 31 July
379:into Portsmouth.
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1026:. (Colburn)
962:"No. 19344"
936:, no. 4062,
894:"No. 16111"
874:"No. 15994"
854:"No. 15925"
834:"No. 15848"
814:"No. 15977"
794:"No. 15725"
774:"No. 15722"
754:"No. 16160"
677:"No. 18357"
657:"No. 15637"
461:hired armed
422:Shepherdess
282:Sept Freres
278:Sept Freres
1098:1801 ships
1087:Categories
978:References
494:Prevoyante
459:, and the
307:privateers
212:carronades
197:Complement
25:HMS Merlin
621:Citations
529:Barbadoes
404:Melpomene
377:Traveller
373:Traveller
371:detained
315:Cherbourg
189:Sail plan
128:Sold 1836
87:Sold 1803
1053:(1867).
1033:(1849).
1006:(1827).
533:Demerara
514:Childers
508:wrote, "
488:Eurydice
450:Champion
430:Papillon
409:Le Havre
327:Barfleur
313:port of
311:Normandy
286:Milbrook
273:Milbrook
253:Hercules
241:Hercules
224:bow guns
205:Armament
117:Acquired
76:Launched
62:Hercules
611:Shannon
541:Berbice
537:Surinam
510:Jalouse
468:Frances
464:cutters
456:Cracker
388:Matilda
356:Shannon
346:Shannon
342:Shannon
338:Shannon
323:Tatihou
319:Shannon
298:Shannon
68:Builder
39:History
1072:
992:
738:24 May
570:Merlin
563:Merlin
551:Merlin
539:, and
525:Merlin
521:Merlin
506:Nelson
499:Edward
483:Merlin
474:Nelson
445:Merlin
434:Merlin
426:Merlin
418:Merlin
413:Merlin
395:Merlin
384:Merlin
363:Merlin
352:Merlin
331:Merlin
293:Merlin
268:Merlin
257:Merlin
247:Career
236:Merlin
158:Length
111:Merlin
592:39 13
576:Notes
368:Pluto
192:Sloop
149:395 (
141:Sloop
1070:ISBN
990:ISBN
740:2021
557:Fate
491:and
471:and
365:and
270:and
234:HMS
173:Beam
138:Type
125:Fate
109:HMS
106:Name
84:Fate
79:1801
58:Name
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