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HMS Pelican (1777)

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between August and September 1779 and was recommissioned in November with Captain William Lockhart in command. Lockhart only stayed with
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briefly and by January 1780 Captain Thomas Haynes had assumed command of the post ship. Under him she sailed for the
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and a year later she had transferred to the coast of Portugal. She returned to England for a
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British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714–1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates
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under her first commanding officer, Captain Henry Lloyd, in May 1777.
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cost £5,623.11.0d to build, plus £3,545.0.7d for fitting . She was
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List of corvette and sloop classes of the Royal Navy
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Index

HMS Pelican

Royal Navy Ensign (1707 - 1801)
Deptford
Jamaica
Porcupine-class
sixth-rate
post ship
bm
Full-rigged ship
Porcupine-class
sixth-rate
post ship
Royal Navy
commissioned
North Sea
Cape Finisterre
refit
Sheerness Dockyard
Jamaica Station
privateer
Cuthbert Collingwood
hurricane
Morant Keys
Winfield (2007)
Winfield (2007)



Winfield (2007)

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