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HMS Thames (1758)

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592: 183: 63: 889: 145: 33: 1453: 591: 565:, who ordered some technical improvements. She went for two short cruises in the Channel where she succeeded in taking 22 British merchant vessels of various sizes. She also escaped a British squadron that ignored her because of her British construction lines. She was then the admiral's frigate, repeating orders, in 812:, was armed with fourteen 6-pounder and two brass 12-pounder guns. She had a crew of 137 men and this was the first day of her first cruise. From her, Captain Lukin learned that in the previous three months only two British prizes had come into French or Spanish ports, one into Rochelle and one into 588:" while still with Villaret Joyeuse's fleet. She also was sent on three individual chasing campaigns making several seizures and taking part in three inconclusive individual fights. 679:. However, Lukin managed her well during this period and she was one of the first vessels to sail after the suppression of the mutiny. In the second half of 1797, 780:. She was armed with sixteen 6 and 12-pounder guns and had a crew of 150 men. She was only one day out of Bordeaux. The Royal Navy took her into service as 1616: 966: 801:
schooner all day. They finally captured her and found that she had been sailing from Guadaloupe to Bordeaux with a cargo of coffee. She was the schooner
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and some smaller vessels attacked the south-west end of Quiberon where the silenced the forts, which a landing party of troops later destroyed.
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A little over a month later, on 30 November she captured another French privateer in the Bay of Biscay after a six-hour pursuit. The prize,
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built by Henry Adams and launched at Bucklers Hard in 1758. She served in several wars, including for some four years in French service (as
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in 1774. Paid off in July 1775, she was recommissioned in August 1776, and then paid off again in September 1782 after wartime service.
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was part of Saumarez's squadron, which left Gibraltar to chase a Franco-Spanish squadron observed sailing from Algeciras.
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The Naval History of Great Britain, from the Declaration of War by France in 1793, to the Accession of George IV
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British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714–1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates
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dispute. She participated in the Spithead Review of 22 June 1773, and in a mission to
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Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours
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in the approaches to the Channel when they encountered the British frigates,
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After several repairs at various times, she was recommissioned under Captain
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and in June sailed for Jamaica. In April–May 1797 she was caught up in the
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La Marine de Louis XVI: Nomenclature des Navires Français de 1774 À 1792
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was paid off in January 1803 and broken up at Woolwich in September.
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pursued her quarry for five hours. During the pursuit they came upon
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Charles Girault. She had as a passenger the governor of Mauritius's
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and scuttled her by fire to prevent her falling into British hands.
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in June. On 5 July she became becalmed while trying to recall
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encountered a French privateer at about 9:30 in the morning.
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She was repaired and recommissioned in October 1770 for the
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La Tamise, une frégate légère dans la campagne de Prairial
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was a part of a squadron detached from Channel fleet to
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captured a small barge of one gun, name unknown, on the
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was deployed in the Mediterranean from August 1763 and
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She was later again paid off, repaired, and refitted.
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in June 1790. The China fleet left Macao on 21 March.
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was armed with 16 guns and was under the command of
1523: 1491: 671:was recommissioned in December 1796 under Captain 885:, and sailed to Gibraltar to warn the admiral. 443:assisted in the capture of the French frigate 1028:"Extract of a letter from Captain Lockhart". 279:127 ft 0 in (38.7 m) (gundeck) 8: 877:to join the squadron under Rear Admiral Sir 698:, Brown, master, which the French privateer 414:was commissioned in April 1758. On 30 July, 1383:. Vol. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. 439:rescued Sade and his crew. On 18 May 1759, 1476: 1222: 1220: 967:List of ships captured in the 18th century 223:Taken to pieces at Woolwich September 1803 1586:List of frigate classes of the Royal Navy 1076: 584:took part in the disastrous campaign of " 1286: 632:, which chased the two French frigates. 19:For other ships with the same name, see 1008: 978: 532:to disengage. The next day the frigate 447:, which the Royal Navy commissioned as 1367:, Conway Maritime Press, London 1993. 1352:, Conway Maritime Press, London 1992. 933:In subsequent months, assisted by the 429:. In the ensuing battle, Sade beached 27: 1015: 580:Under the command of Captain Fradin, 474:in March 1766 after wartime service. 180: 142: 60: 7: 918:took a minor part in the subsequent 542:, and accompanying vessels captured 503:escorted them as far as Java Head. 1256:. 26 September 1801. p. 1186. 1164:. 26 September 1801. p. 1186. 1129:. No. 4120. 27 January 1801. 833:captured the French navy corvette 595:The capture of the French Frigate 306:34 ft 4 in (10.5 m) 122:29 May 1758 at Portsmouth Dockyard 14: 1617:Ships built on the Beaulieu River 1236:. 16 December 1800. p. 1413. 1111:. 21 November 1797. p. 1113. 314:11 ft 9 in (3.6 m) 1451: 1213:. 4 November 1800. p. 1256. 741:Bay and the Morbihan. On 4 June 181: 143: 61: 31: 1298:Obituary: Vice Admiral Hollis. 1276:. 3 February 1801. p. 149. 573:'s fleet in the morning of the 342:Upperdeck: 26 Ă— 12-pounder guns 1194:James (1837), Vol. 3, pp. 5–6. 1: 1320:(in French). Éditions Ancre. 893:Fine deed of arms by Captain 563:Jean-Marthe-Adrien l'Hermitte 366:Fc: 2 Ă— 24-pounder carronades 296: in (31.9 m) (keel) 652:. The Royal Navy reinstated 554:French service and recapture 1379:Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). 1184:. 8 June 1802. p. 601. 906:is in the right foreground. 733:, name unknown. On 1 June, 723:and the hired armed cutter 1643: 1607:Frigates of the Royal Navy 1052:. 23 June 1761. p. 3. 677:Spithead and Nore mutinies 656:under her old name as HMS 18: 1581: 1555: 1316:Demerliac, Alain (2004). 561:was entrusted to Captain 516:action of 24 October 1793 227: 55: 39:Action of 24 October 1793 30: 16:Frigate of the Royal Navy 1300:The Gentleman's magazine 900:Antoine LĂ©on Morel-Fatio 837:in the English Channel. 357:Additionally after 1794: 207:8 June 1796 (recaptured) 1627:Richmond-class frigates 1458:HMS Thames (ship, 1758) 926:, and the capture of a 920:Battle of Algeciras Bay 816:. The Royal Navy trook 776:(170 km) from the 460:captured the privateer 418:encountered the 30-gun 228:General characteristics 1426:Winfield, Rif (2008). 1407:Winfield, Rif (2007). 907: 843:Lieutenant de vaisseau 614:was cruising with the 607: 575:Glorious First of June 464:on 26 September 1760. 1365:The Sailing Navy List 891: 865:Aiskew Paffard Hollis 789:On 26 or 29 October, 664:British service again 650:action of 8 June 1796 594: 1469:11 June 2016 at the 1460:at Wikimedia Commons 1030:The London Chronicle 829:On 18 January 1801, 690:On 16 January 1801, 420:French frigate  354:: 2 Ă— 6-pounder guns 348:: 4 Ă— 6-pounder guns 332:210 officers and men 1079:, p. 58, #343. 778:Cordouan lighthouse 567:Villaret de Joyeuse 520:Jean-François Tartu 360:QD: 4 Ă— 24-pounder 1350:The First Frigates 1273:The London Gazette 1253:The London Gazette 1233:The London Gazette 1210:The London Gazette 1181:The London Gazette 1161:The London Gazette 1108:The London Gazette 1088:see: AndrĂ© Di RĂ©: 1049:The London Gazette 908: 729:captured a French 608: 1594: 1593: 1456:Media related to 1437:978-1-86176-246-7 1390:978-2-9525917-0-6 1348:Robert Gardiner, 1135:2027/uc1.c2735020 1123:"The Marine List" 910:Three days later 540:Zacharie Allemand 490:Thomas Troubridge 427:Sade de Vaudronne 372: 371: 1634: 1477: 1455: 1441: 1422: 1402: 1345: 1331: 1303: 1296: 1290: 1284: 1278: 1277: 1264: 1258: 1257: 1244: 1238: 1237: 1224: 1215: 1214: 1201: 1195: 1192: 1186: 1185: 1172: 1166: 1165: 1152: 1146: 1145: 1143: 1141: 1119: 1113: 1112: 1099: 1093: 1086: 1080: 1077:Demerliac (2004) 1074: 1068: 1060: 1054: 1053: 1040: 1034: 1033: 1025: 1019: 1013: 996: 983: 867:took command of 853:into service as 820:into service as 799:letter of marque 797:chased a French 713:On 12 May 1800, 479:Falkland Islands 323:Full-rigged ship 295: 294: 290: 287: 266: 265: 264: 260: 188: 185: 150: 147: 68: 65: 35: 28: 1642: 1641: 1637: 1636: 1635: 1633: 1632: 1631: 1597: 1596: 1595: 1590: 1577: 1551: 1519: 1487: 1485:-class frigates 1471:Wayback Machine 1448: 1438: 1425: 1419: 1406: 1391: 1378: 1334: 1328: 1315: 1312: 1307: 1306: 1302:(1844), 428–30. 1297: 1293: 1287:Winfield (2008) 1285: 1281: 1266: 1265: 1261: 1246: 1245: 1241: 1226: 1225: 1218: 1203: 1202: 1198: 1193: 1189: 1174: 1173: 1169: 1154: 1153: 1149: 1139: 1137: 1121: 1120: 1116: 1101: 1100: 1096: 1087: 1083: 1075: 1071: 1061: 1057: 1042: 1041: 1037: 1027: 1026: 1022: 1014: 1010: 1005: 1000: 999: 984: 980: 975: 963: 952: 770:Diable Ă  Quatre 710:into Plymouth. 685:Jamaica station 666: 642:Santa Margarita 623:Santa Margarita 610:On 8 June 1796 605:Nicholas Pocock 601:Santa Margarita 556: 512: 409: 407:British service 292: 288: 285: 283: 262: 258: 257: 256: 186: 168:25 October 1793 148: 138:25 October 1793 87:11 January 1757 66: 51: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1640: 1638: 1630: 1629: 1624: 1622:Captured ships 1619: 1614: 1609: 1599: 1598: 1592: 1591: 1589: 1588: 1582: 1579: 1578: 1576: 1575: 1566: 1556: 1553: 1552: 1550: 1549: 1542: 1535: 1527: 1525: 1521: 1520: 1518: 1517: 1510: 1503: 1495: 1493: 1489: 1488: 1480: 1474: 1473: 1464:Naval database 1461: 1447: 1446:External links 1444: 1443: 1442: 1436: 1423: 1418:978-1844157006 1417: 1404: 1389: 1376: 1361: 1346: 1336:James, William 1332: 1326: 1311: 1308: 1305: 1304: 1291: 1289:, p. 268. 1279: 1259: 1239: 1216: 1196: 1187: 1167: 1147: 1114: 1094: 1081: 1069: 1055: 1035: 1032:. 29 May 1759. 1020: 1018:, p. 386. 1007: 1006: 1004: 1001: 998: 997: 993:-class frigate 977: 976: 974: 971: 970: 969: 962: 959: 951: 948: 879:James Saumarez 754:On 26 October 702:had captured. 665: 662: 555: 552: 511: 508: 408: 405: 370: 369: 368: 367: 364: 358: 355: 349: 343: 338: 334: 333: 330: 326: 325: 320: 316: 315: 312: 308: 307: 304: 300: 299: 298: 297: 280: 275: 271: 270: 253: 249: 248: 234: 233:Class and type 230: 229: 225: 224: 221: 217: 216: 213: 209: 208: 205: 201: 200: 194: 190: 189: 178: 177: 174: 170: 169: 166: 162: 161: 156: 152: 151: 140: 139: 136: 132: 131: 128: 124: 123: 120: 116: 115: 112: 108: 107: 104: 100: 99: 93: 89: 88: 85: 81: 80: 74: 70: 69: 58: 57: 53: 52: 36: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1639: 1628: 1625: 1623: 1620: 1618: 1615: 1613: 1610: 1608: 1605: 1604: 1602: 1587: 1584: 1583: 1580: 1574: 1572: 1568:Followed by: 1567: 1565: 1563: 1559:Preceded by: 1558: 1557: 1554: 1548: 1547: 1543: 1541: 1540: 1536: 1534: 1533: 1529: 1528: 1526: 1522: 1516: 1515: 1511: 1509: 1508: 1504: 1502: 1501: 1497: 1496: 1494: 1490: 1486: 1484: 1478: 1472: 1468: 1465: 1462: 1459: 1454: 1450: 1449: 1445: 1439: 1433: 1429: 1424: 1420: 1414: 1410: 1405: 1400: 1396: 1392: 1386: 1382: 1377: 1374: 1373:0-85177-617-5 1370: 1366: 1362: 1359: 1358:0-85177-601-9 1355: 1351: 1347: 1344:. 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Index

HMS Thames

Action of 24 October 1793
Uranie
Royal Navy Ensign
Bucklers Hard
French Navy Ensign
Royal Navy Ensign
Richmond-class
fifth-rate
frigate
bm
Full-rigged ship
QD
Fc
carronades
Richmond-class
fifth-rate
frigate
Royal Navy
French frigate Rose
Sade de Vaudronne
Triton
HMS Arethusa
paid off
Falkland Islands
Morocco
Thomas Troubridge
HMS Leopard
action of 24 October 1793

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