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in breaking the enemy line and was heavily engaged thereafter. In the aftermath of the battle she reported 88 casualties; eight seamen and two marines killed, and four officers and 74 seamen and marines wounded. She later received her share of the £120,000 in prize money awarded for the captured
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returned to England under the command Captain Charles James Johnston, where despite her poor material condition she was pressed into service during the
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were ruled not to have contributed towards the capture, and so received nothing. However, prize money was later awarded to the crew of
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s crew had thrown four of her 6-pounder guns overboard in an attempt to lighten her and so gain speed. Head money was paid for
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in November 1805, and was later sent to reinforce the East India squadron, which was commanded by Rear Admiral
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had received intelligence of her presence in the area and set out from Trincomalee on the 11th. She sighted
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succeeded in catching up to her quarry, which surrendered without further combat. During the chase,
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in early December 1807, which effectively eliminated Dutch naval forces in the Pacific.
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set at £935,000 (equivalent to more than £100 million today) to the captors. Meanwhile,
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while legal arguments raged. Eventually, in 1795 the Lords of Appeal awarded
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on the morning of the 13th. After an 11-hour chase, during which
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was recommissioned in 1790. In early April 1793, soon after the
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and plate, and in addition a valuable cargo of pewter, copper,
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After a period of time "in ordinary" and a refit at Plymouth
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forcibly enlisted into the Royal Navy in 1778, during the
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joined a squadron in the Mediterranean under Admiral
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took part in Duncan's defeat of a Dutch fleet in the
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in taking prisoners from the captured Dutch frigate
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captured on 1 August 1793, and for the British ship
261:in 1797, the capture of a French privateer in the 661:was finally paid off at Chatham in October 1809. 762:"From John Adams to John Jay, 21 October 1785" 554:The ship arrived too late to take part in the 171:168 ft 6 in (51.36 m) (gundeck) 1302: 719:British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714-1792 420:of Liverpool, recaptured on 28 January 1794. 376:loaded with some fifty-five to sixty tons of 317:declaration of war between France and England 8: 509:, and was mainly employed in operations off 1394:List of ships of the line of the Royal Navy 744:"John Lyddiard to John Adams, 20 July 1785" 711: 709: 707: 705: 703: 701: 691: 689: 687: 685: 1309: 1295: 1287: 1071: 1069: 642:of 27 November 1806, and the subsequent 431:in August 1795, and was attached to the 412:for two ships; the French East Indiaman 19:For other ships with the same name, see 972:. 20 December 1800. pp. 1429–1430. 681: 551:assumed command of her in August 1805. 27: 1252:. London, UK: Conway Maritime Press. 487:. As the second ship in Vice Admiral 273:in 1806 and 1807, and finally in the 50: 7: 936:. 16 October 1797. pp. 985–986. 626:, she captured the French privateer 1413:Ships of the line of the Royal Navy 811:Hiscocks, Richard (18 April 2019). 520:, under the command of Captain Sir 219:Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounder guns 491:'s leeward division she followed 353:to accompany the convoy as far as 335:with orders to escort a convoy of 187:19 ft 9 in (6.02 m) 16:Ship of the line of the Royal Navy 14: 1428:Ships built by the Blackwall Yard 1418:Elizabeth-class ships of the line 1026:. 17 November 1803. p. 1597. 722:. Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing. 364:, and her prize the Spanish ship 1274: 1185:. 4 July 1807. pp. 893–894. 1044:. 1 December 1803. p. 1689. 990:. 23 October 1810. p. 1701. 918:. 17 October 1797. p. 1000. 368:, captured 11 days earlier. The 288:was launched on 3 April 1783 at 52: 31: 1119:. 1 February 1814. p. 265. 1101:. 5 February 1814. p. 288. 954:. 6 February 1798. p. 120. 331:. The squadron sailed from the 1008:. 29 December 1801. p. 5. 622:, and together with the sloop 566:captured the French privateer 1: 1083:. 23 March 1807. p. 378. 1062:. 16 April 1805. p. 525. 536:on 8 September 1801, and the 216:Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns 1203:. 25 June 1808. p. 894. 1137:. 1 March 1814. p. 472. 882:. 12 July 1794. p. 710. 846:. 2 April 1796. p. 316. 900:. 21 May 1796. p. 491. 864:. 13 May 1797. p. 436. 638:also took part in Pellew's 414:Countess of Trauttmansdorff 1444: 327:commanded by Rear Admiral 302:American Revolutionary War 18: 1391: 1327: 1281:HMS Powerful (ship, 1783) 134: 45: 30: 592:fired her stern guns at 475:1797, by Nicholas Pocock 135:General characteristics 1321:-class ship of the line 792:(2nd ed.): 6. 1807 672:was broken up in 1812. 716:Winfield, Rif (2007). 544:on 17 September 1801. 476: 179:46 ft (14 m) 1220:Ships of the Old Navy 695:Lavery (2003), p.179. 616:action of 9 July 1806 467: 441:action of 12 May 1796 425:William O'Bryen Drury 343:. 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Index

HMS Powerful

Blackwall Yard
Elizabeth-class
ship of the line
bm
Full-rigged ship
QD
Fc
third rate
ship of the line
Royal Navy
Battle of Camperdown
action of 9 July 1806
raids on Batavia
Griessie
Walcheren Campaign
Blackwall Yard
London
prisoner of war
American Revolutionary War
John Adams
declaration of war between France and England
squadron
John Gell
Mersey
East Indiamen
Finisterre
Boyne
the Cape

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