275:. Baker hailed her and said that he would send a boat to board the convoy. The Danish captain refused, and said that if a boat approached he would fire on it. Baker sent a midshipman and four men in a boat, and the Danes fired several shots, which missed the boat, but one of which killed a man on
385:, was armed with fourteen 12-pounder carronades, and had a crew of 50 men. She served on a contract from 26 April March 1804 to 25 October 1806. The Admiralty paid an annual charge of ÂŁ4576 for her hire. She may have been the lugger
357:
was armed with two 3-pounder guns, and had a crew of 13 men under the command of
Michael Bernard Hamelin. She had left Calais at 4pm the previous afternoon and when she was captured she was alongside a merchant ship.
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may have been the smack of 51 tons, six 4-pounder guns, and 30 men under the command of Philip Payne, that received her letter of marque on 23 January 1805.
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in August on a special mission to
Copenhagen. The Danes not being ready for war, his mission staved off hostilities for about a year. In 1807, after the
99:
was under the command of her master, Stephen
Butcher (or Bucher), Lieutenant Whitehead being ill on shore, when she captured the French privateer lugger
498:
may have been the cutter of 75 tons, six 4-pounder guns, and 15 men under the command of
Frederick White, that received a letter of marque on 19 April.
303:
and her convoy into the Downs on 6 March. They later released her, and presumably the rest of the convoy. This incident led to strained relations with
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stayed out of the fight and suffered no casualties, as per regulations they shared in the proceeds for the capture of the
Spanish ships
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479:, of 175 tons (bm), ten 12-pounder guns, and 40 men, whose master, Thomas Butcher, received a letter of marque on 30 December 1808.
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was armed with four 4-pounder guns and had a crew of 42 men. She was only six hours out of
Boulogne and hand not taken anything. As
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to watch the port of Calais to try and intercept some other privateer luggers known to be out, and any captured
British ships.
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Fennel died in 1805 and his replacement, in
September, was Lieutenant Symonds (or Simmonds). On 2 May 1806
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was under the command of
Lieutenant John (or George) Fennell (or Fennel). In March she captured the French
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was among the many British vessels that shared in the proceeds of the capture of the French frigate
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of 174 tons, fourteen 12-pounder guns, and 55 men under the command of John Blake, that received a
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222:, under Butcher, performed a useful service by laying as a leading mark at Gravelines Hook.
187:, which had been sailing from Exeter to Newcastle when a French privateer had captured her.
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then opened fire with her broadside. After an engagement of about 25 minutes,
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was under the command of Lieutenant Ricard Whitehead. On 12 January 1800
17:
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each suffered two men killed and several wounded. The British brought
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88:. She served on a contract from 23 March 1799 to 21 November 1801.
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off Folkestone. Lieutenant Whitehead was again sick on shore so
271:, which was escorting a convoy of two ships, two brigs and two
125:
in charge and took her, as well as another captured privateer,
53:. These may have been the same vessel on sequential contracts.
226:
then brought the news of the action into Dover the next day.
291:. She had suffered eight men killed and many wounded; both
84:, and was armed with two 6-pounder guns and ten 12-pounder
162:
brought into Deal two recaptured West Indiamen, one,
307:, and, in order to anticipate any hostile move from
453:was in company with two Jersey privateers, the
8:
29:At least two vessels known as His Majesty's
244:was part of a squadron that also included
183:, which was in ballast. This was probably
264:, when it encountered the Danish frigate
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323:and took her into the Royal Navy as HMS
16:For other ships with the same name, see
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461:, when they captured the Spanish brig
353:was under the command of Mr. Butcher.
330:Much less momentously, on 27 October,
999:Hired armed vessels of the Royal Navy
430:(Calder's Action). Though the cutter
7:
311:, the British government despatched
648:. 27 September 1800. p. 1123.
14:
940:. 13 December 1806. p. 1616.
848:. 31 July 1805. pp. 981–982.
868:. 2 December 1806. p. 1576.
747:. 1 November 1800. p. 1244.
628:. 8 July 1800. pp. 782–784.
564:. 21 February 1801. p. 222.
422:Fennel was still in command of
338:captured five fishing vessels.
191:came into Deal on 14 February.
544:. 11 January 1800. p. 37.
475:may also have been the lugger
345:captured the French privateer
229:While under Bucher's command,
1:
828:. 11 March 1806. p. 329.
609:, 15–18 February 1800, p.165.
169:At some point in early 1800,
808:. 16 July 1805. p. 933.
727:. 22 July 1800. p. 848.
680:. 20 July 1802. p. 769.
214:, captured on 8 July in the
596:. 24 May 1800. p. 525.
577:, 6–8 February 1800, p.156.
317:second battle of Copenhagen
173:and the hired armed cutter
166:, had sailed from Jamaica.
117:came up. Captain Baker, of
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137:shared in the proceeds of
15:
887:Warship Histories, vol ii
708:, 26–29 July 1800, p.104.
428:battle of Cape Finisterre
415:captured the French brig
979:National Maritime Museum
891:National Maritime Museum
111:was boarding her prize,
880:"NMM, vessel ID 372137"
773:. Vol. 1, â„–6, pp.187-8.
661:, 8–10 July 1800, p.40.
319:, the British captured
22:Hired armed cutter Nile
956:Winfield, Rif (2008).
1009:Napoleonic-era ships
373:had a burthen of 170
47:French Revolutionary
937:The London Gazette
865:The London Gazette
845:The London Gazette
825:The London Gazette
805:The London Gazette
744:The London Gazette
724:The London Gazette
677:The London Gazette
645:The London Gazette
625:The London Gazette
593:The London Gazette
561:The London Gazette
541:The London Gazette
369:The second lugger
91:From 1799 to 1800
983:Warship Histories
981:, as part of the
921:, Vol. 14, p.261.
769:"Answers" (1911)
393:on 21 July 1803.
64:The first lugger
57:The first lugger
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240:On 25 July 1800
212:Patrick Campbell
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341:On 1 November
313:Earl Whitworth
158:On 6 February
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1004:1800s ships
932:"No. 15983"
860:"No. 15980"
840:"No. 15829"
820:"No. 15898"
800:"No. 15825"
739:"No. 15307"
719:"No. 15278"
672:"No. 15499"
640:"No. 15297"
620:"No. 15274"
588:"No. 15260"
556:"No. 15339"
536:"No. 15221"
409:St François
405:Deux Freres
246:Terpsichore
179:recaptured
45:during the
41:served the
32:hired armed
993:Categories
949:References
444:San Rafael
309:Copenhagen
251:Prevoyante
86:carronades
43:Royal Navy
510:Citations
233:captured
164:Elizabeth
985:project.
457:and the
396:In 1805
273:galliots
210:, under
203:, which
18:HMS Nile
904:30 July
500:Success
496:Phoenix
467:Alvalia
459:Phoenix
455:Success
426:at the
379:⁄
332:Nemesis
305:Denmark
293:Nemesis
281:Nemesis
277:Nemesis
242:Nemesis
200:Désirée
147:Nemesis
119:Nemesis
114:Nemesis
78:⁄
70:burthen
964:
355:Renard
347:Renard
289:struck
260:, and
189:Molley
185:Molley
143:Renard
139:Moderé
127:Renard
123:Moderé
105:Modere
101:Moderé
72:of 176
68:had a
35:lugger
898:(PDF)
883:(PDF)
483:Notes
465:, or
440:Firme
432:Frisk
325:Freya
321:Freja
301:Freya
297:Arrow
285:Freja
268:Freja
266:HDMS
257:Arrow
235:Marie
181:Molly
145:with
121:took
962:ISBN
906:2011
477:Nile
473:Nile
451:Nile
442:and
436:Nile
434:and
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413:Nile
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387:Nile
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351:Nile
343:Nile
336:Nile
334:and
295:and
262:Nile
231:Nile
224:Nile
220:Nile
207:Dart
205:HMS
195:Nile
171:Nile
160:Nile
152:Stag
141:and
135:Nile
131:Nile
109:Nile
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49:and
38:Nile
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