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HMS Spartan (1806)

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33: 58: 405: 669:, of 190 tons (bm), John Weeks, master, was armed with 14 cannon – twelve carronades of various sizes and two long 6-pounder guns – but her crew had thrown eight of her cannons overboard to lighten her during the nine-hour chase. She had a crew of 84 men and was three days out of Portland. Her backers had provisioned her for a three-month cruise first off the Azores, Madeira and the Cape Verde Islands, and then off Cayenne and Bermuda. The British took 1231: 563:
was armed with six guns and each of the schooners was armed with two guns. Before the British captured the vessels their crews escaped. They had erected batteries on shore, using the guns from their vessels. They resisted, inflicting some casualties, but then evaded capture. Even so, some men were
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was very active in the region, attacking numerous French coastal convoys, towns and small warships and in 1809 was employed in attacks on the
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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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she was active in the Adriatic and in the Ionian Islands. She then moved to the American coast during the
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following the depredations of Algerian pirates under the previous Dey, who had died of the plague.
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from the French, for which he was invested with the Austrian order of St Joseph of Würzburg.
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against a much larger Neapolitan squadron on 3 May, for which Brenton was highly rewarded.
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and remained prisoners of war until paroled in June 1813. Prize money to the crew of the
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Wells, William R., II (1998) "US Revenue Cutters Captured in the War of 1812".
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American vessels captured by the British during the revolution and war of 1812
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Ship registers of the district of Newburyport, Massachusetts, 1789–1870
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took command and operated off the American Eastern Seaboard during the
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but otherwise having little success against American merchant ships.
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attacks a French squadron in the Bay of Naples, 3 May 1810, by
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A first-class share of the prize money was worth £371 11s
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(1937). 1123:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 1113: 1111: 1104:. 26 December 1812. pp. 2596–2597. 1249: 1202:Vice-Admiralty Court, Halifax (1911). 787:; a sixth class share was worth £7 1s 311:, but he was soon replaced by Captain 1257:Fifth-rate frigates of the Royal Navy 1155: 657:captured the American privateer brig 54: 1108: 185:39 ft 5 in (12.01 m) 118:6 October 1806, at Chatham Dockyard 13: 1035:. 19 September 1812. p. 1908. 951:. 26 September 1815. p. 1979. 931:. 19 September 1812. p. 1907. 353:off Cabrera in the Mediterranean. 296: 193:13 ft 6 in (4.11 m) 14: 1283: 1223: 715:With the end of the war in 1815, 539:on 3 August in the Little River, 464:captured three American vessels: 427:and there fought an inconclusive 1229: 1206:. Salem, Mass.: Essex Institute. 971:. 31 October 1815. p. 2189. 56: 31: 1262:Ships built on the River Medway 1133: 1088: 1068: 1048: 1039: 867: 820: 533:captured the US Revenue Cutter 1084:. 21 May 1816. pp. 964–5. 1019: 975: 955: 935: 915: 804: 753: 434: 1: 1149: 1064:. 15 July 1820. p. 1382. 991:. 20 March 1813. p. 630. 680:, which in 1813 they renamed 908: 612:shared the prize money with 7: 1142:, Volume 88, Part 2, p. 76. 1002:Vice-Admiralty Court (1911) 710: 439:In 1811, Brenton's brother 415:, Bay of Naples, 3 May 1810 10: 1288: 695:, where command passed to 518:Newburyport, Massachusetts 18: 447:, attacking shipping off 130: 49: 30: 1236:HMS Spartan (ship, 1806) 1194:Smith, Joshua M. (2011) 1140:The gentleman's magazine 1130:. Retrieved 1 April 2008 759:A first-class share for 746: 608:condemned her in prize. 1180:2027/mdp.39015020914993 1174:. The Essex institute. 730: 576:was paid in July 1820. 177:154 ft (47 m) 131:General characteristics 815:Newbury, Massachusetts 520:with a cargo of salt. 416: 238:: 28 × 18-pounder guns 16:UK frigate (1806–1822) 1242:Ships of the Old Navy 813:had been launched at 653:were in company when 441:Edward Pelham Brenton 407: 373:amphibious operations 1238:at Wikimedia Commons 721:William Furlong Wise 606:Vice admiralty court 602:Halifax, Nova Scotia 397:on 23 April, and at 363:, landing troops on 349:), and the corvette 307:s first captain was 279:in 1806. During the 663:Saint George's Bank 643:On 17 October 1812 584:John Borlase Warren 476:burnt the schooner. 379:was in action with 323:for service in the 1118:Hornby, Sir Phipps 1101:The London Gazette 1081:The London Gazette 1061:The London Gazette 1032:The London Gazette 988:The London Gazette 968:The London Gazette 948:The London Gazette 928:The London Gazette 735:In 1819 and 1820, 504:captured the brig 486:18 July: schooner 468:16 July: schooner 423:was operating off 417: 1234:Media related to 325:Adriatic campaign 256: 255: 1279: 1233: 1214:American Neptune 1207: 1191: 1164: 1143: 1137: 1131: 1115: 1106: 1105: 1092: 1086: 1085: 1072: 1066: 1065: 1052: 1046: 1043: 1037: 1036: 1023: 1017: 1011: 1005: 999: 993: 992: 979: 973: 972: 959: 953: 952: 939: 933: 932: 919: 902: 900: 899: 895: 892: 886: 885: 881: 878: 871: 865: 863: 862: 858: 855: 846: 845: 841: 838: 824: 818: 808: 802: 800: 799: 795: 792: 783: 782: 778: 775: 757: 673:into service as 582:was part of Sir 337:, two frigates ( 306: 210:Full-rigged ship 164: 163: 159: 64: 61: 60: 59: 43:Thomas Whitcombe 35: 28: 27: 1287: 1286: 1282: 1281: 1280: 1278: 1277: 1276: 1247: 1246: 1226: 1152: 1147: 1146: 1138: 1134: 1116: 1109: 1093: 1089: 1073: 1069: 1053: 1049: 1044: 1040: 1024: 1020: 1014:Phillips (1937) 1012: 1008: 1000: 996: 980: 976: 960: 956: 940: 936: 920: 916: 911: 906: 905: 897: 893: 890: 888: 883: 879: 876: 874: 872: 868: 860: 856: 853: 851: 843: 839: 836: 834: 825: 821: 809: 805: 797: 793: 790: 788: 780: 776: 773: 771: 758: 754: 749: 733: 713: 574:Commodore Barry 566:Commodore Barry 561:Commodore Barry 536:Commodore Barry 437: 327:. In May 1807, 313:Jahleel Brenton 304: 299: 297:Napoleonic Wars 281:Napoleonic Wars 161: 157: 156: 93:Rochester, Kent 62: 57: 55: 45: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1285: 1275: 1274: 1269: 1264: 1259: 1245: 1244: 1239: 1225: 1224:External links 1222: 1221: 1220: 1208: 1199: 1192: 1165: 1157:James, William 1151: 1148: 1145: 1144: 1132: 1128:J. K. Laughton 1107: 1087: 1067: 1047: 1038: 1018: 1016:, p. 216. 1006: 1004:, p. 156. 994: 974: 954: 934: 913: 912: 910: 907: 904: 903: 866: 819: 803: 751: 750: 748: 745: 732: 729: 712: 709: 492: 491: 484: 479:17 July: brig 477: 454:In July 1812, 436: 433: 371:in successful 361:Ionian Islands 298: 295: 275:, launched at 254: 253: 252: 251: 245: 239: 233: 225: 221: 220: 217: 213: 212: 207: 203: 202: 199: 195: 194: 191: 187: 186: 183: 179: 178: 175: 171: 170: 153: 149: 148: 137: 136:Class and type 133: 132: 128: 127: 124: 120: 119: 116: 112: 111: 110:16 August 1806 108: 104: 103: 100: 96: 95: 91:Charles Ross, 89: 85: 84: 83:24 August 1805 81: 77: 76: 70: 66: 65: 63:United Kingdom 52: 51: 47: 46: 36: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1284: 1273: 1270: 1268: 1265: 1263: 1260: 1258: 1255: 1254: 1252: 1243: 1240: 1237: 1232: 1228: 1227: 1219: 1216: 1215: 1209: 1205: 1200: 1197: 1193: 1189: 1185: 1181: 1177: 1173: 1172: 1166: 1162: 1158: 1154: 1153: 1141: 1136: 1129: 1125: 1124: 1119: 1114: 1112: 1103: 1102: 1097: 1091: 1083: 1082: 1077: 1071: 1063: 1062: 1057: 1051: 1042: 1034: 1033: 1028: 1022: 1015: 1010: 1003: 998: 990: 989: 984: 978: 970: 969: 964: 958: 950: 949: 944: 938: 930: 929: 924: 918: 914: 870: 849: 833: 829: 823: 816: 812: 807: 786: 770: 766: 762: 756: 752: 744: 742: 738: 728: 726: 722: 718: 708: 706: 702: 698: 697:Phipps Hornby 694: 690: 685: 683: 679: 678: 672: 668: 664: 660: 656: 652: 648: 647: 641: 639: 635: 631: 627: 623: 619: 615: 611: 607: 603: 599: 595: 591: 590: 585: 581: 577: 575: 571: 567: 562: 558: 554: 550: 546: 542: 538: 537: 532: 531: 526: 523:The boats of 521: 519: 515: 511: 507: 503: 502: 497: 489: 485: 482: 478: 475: 471: 467: 466: 465: 463: 462: 457: 452: 450: 446: 442: 432: 430: 426: 422: 414: 410: 406: 402: 400: 396: 392: 391: 385: 384: 378: 374: 370: 366: 362: 358: 354: 352: 348: 347: 346:Incorruptible 342: 341: 336: 335: 330: 326: 322: 318: 314: 310: 303: 294: 292: 291: 286: 282: 278: 274: 271: 267: 263: 262: 249: 246: 243: 240: 237: 234: 231: 228: 227: 226: 223: 222: 218: 215: 214: 211: 208: 205: 204: 200: 197: 196: 192: 189: 188: 184: 181: 180: 176: 173: 172: 169:(as designed) 168: 154: 151: 150: 147: 144: 142: 138: 135: 134: 129: 125: 122: 121: 117: 114: 113: 109: 106: 105: 101: 98: 97: 94: 90: 87: 86: 82: 79: 78: 75: 71: 68: 67: 53: 48: 44: 40: 34: 29: 26: 22: 1211: 1203: 1195: 1170: 1163:, R. Bentley 1160: 1139: 1135: 1121: 1099: 1090: 1079: 1070: 1059: 1050: 1045:Wells (1998) 1041: 1030: 1021: 1009: 997: 986: 977: 966: 957: 946: 937: 926: 917: 869: 822: 810: 806: 760: 755: 740: 736: 734: 716: 714: 700: 691:returned to 688: 686: 681: 676: 670: 666: 658: 654: 650: 645: 642: 637: 633: 629: 625: 621: 617: 613: 609: 604:, where the 597: 593: 588: 579: 578: 573: 569: 565: 564:captured on 560: 556: 552: 548: 544: 541:Bay of Fundy 535: 529: 524: 522: 509: 505: 500: 495: 493: 487: 480: 473: 469: 460: 455: 453: 438: 420: 418: 412: 408: 389: 382: 376: 356: 355: 350: 345: 339: 333: 328: 321:Adriatic Sea 316: 309:George Astle 301: 300: 289: 260: 258: 257: 229: 152:Tons burthen 140: 102:October 1805 73: 38: 25: 1096:"No. 16685" 1076:"No. 17138" 1056:"No. 17615" 1027:"No. 16647" 983:"No. 16715" 963:"No. 17075" 943:"No. 17065" 923:"No. 16647" 677:Nova Scotia 494:On 15 July 445:War of 1812 435:War of 1812 351:Victorieuse 315:, who took 285:War of 1812 21:HMS Spartan 1267:1806 ships 1251:Categories 1150:References 763:was worth 693:Portsmouth 449:Cape Sable 429:engagement 401:on 2 May. 399:Cesenatico 270:fifth-rate 266:Royal Navy 230:As ordered 216:Complement 198:Propulsion 909:Citations 687:In 1814, 675:HMS  655:Maidstone 646:Maidstone 630:Maidstone 530:Maidstone 419:In 1810, 413:Sparviére 388:HMS  381:HMS  277:Rochester 206:Sail plan 115:Completed 99:Laid down 1159:(1837), 817:in 1811. 711:Post-war 598:Melantho 589:Melantho 572:for the 331:engaged 224:Armament 107:Launched 1188:3025487 896:⁄ 882:⁄ 859:⁄ 842:⁄ 796:⁄ 779:⁄ 741:Spartan 737:Spartan 725:Algiers 717:Spartan 701:Spartan 689:Spartan 661:on the 651:Spartan 638:Emulous 626:Orpheus 614:Statira 610:Spartan 594:Spartan 580:Spartan 570:Spartan 545:Madison 525:Spartan 514:St Ubes 501:Juniper 496:Spartan 474:Spartan 461:Emulous 456:Spartan 421:Spartan 409:Spartan 390:Amphion 383:Mercury 377:Spartan 357:Spartan 334:Annibal 329:Spartan 319:to the 317:Spartan 302:Spartan 273:frigate 268:38-gun 261:Spartan 232: : 190:Draught 160:⁄ 146:frigate 88:Builder 80:Ordered 74:Spartan 50:History 39:Spartan 1186:  761:George 682:Ferret 634:Aeolus 622:Nymphe 618:Acasta 557:Spruce 553:Spence 551:, and 481:George 470:Active 425:Naples 395:Pesaro 369:Cerigo 340:Pomone 264:was a 174:Length 155:1,071 143:-class 141:Lively 830:59 11 811:Start 767:564 1 747:Notes 671:Rapid 667:Rapid 659:Rapid 600:into 596:sent 549:Olive 510:Start 506:Start 488:Hiram 365:Zante 305:' 165:tons 1212:The 1184:OCLC 731:Fate 705:Elba 649:and 636:and 555:(or 527:and 498:and 458:and 386:and 367:and 343:and 290:Dart 259:HMS 201:Sail 182:Beam 123:Fate 72:HMS 69:Name 37:HMS 1176:hdl 559:). 516:to 393:at 1253:: 1182:. 1126:, 1120:, 1110:^ 1098:. 1078:. 1058:. 1029:. 985:. 965:. 945:. 925:. 864:d. 835:11 801:d. 684:. 665:. 640:. 632:, 628:, 624:, 620:, 616:, 547:, 508:. 375:. 248:FC 242:QD 236:UD 167:bm 162:94 158:51 1190:. 1178:: 901:. 898:4 894:1 891:+ 889:4 884:4 880:1 877:+ 875:3 861:4 857:1 854:+ 852:6 848:d 844:4 840:1 837:+ 832:s 828:£ 798:4 794:3 791:+ 789:3 785:d 781:2 777:1 774:+ 772:5 769:s 765:£ 23:.

Index

HMS Spartan

Thomas Whitcombe
Rochester, Kent
Lively-class
frigate
bm
Full-rigged ship
UD
QD
FC
Royal Navy
fifth-rate
frigate
Rochester
Napoleonic Wars
War of 1812
Dart
George Astle
Jahleel Brenton
Adriatic Sea
Adriatic campaign
Annibal
Pomone
Incorruptible
Ionian Islands
Zante
Cerigo
amphibious operations
HMS Mercury

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