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opened fire. Caught unprepared, Barron surrendered and
Humphreys sent boarders to search for the deserters. The boarding party seized four deserters from the Royal Navy—three Americans and one British-born sailor—and took them to
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took over. She was launched from
Sheerness on 24 April 1790, and was completed by 26 May 1790. She was commissioned for service in June that year under her first commander, Captain
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served in the navy's
Egyptian campaign (8 March – 8 September 1801), her officers and crew qualified for the clasp "Egypt" to the Naval General Service Medal that the
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on 7 May 1785. Work was at first overseen by Master
Shipwright Martin Ware until December 1785, and after that, by John Nelson until March 1786, when
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In early 1807, a handful of
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Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates
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Game developer Lucas Pope based the layout of the titular ship in his game
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left the convoy at
Latitude 9°N, and arrived at Spithead on 8 June.
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Affair, a voyage which included the sinking of the fictional Dutch
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left
Britain on 30 March 1806 as escort to a convoy that included
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on a cruise through the
Atlantic and Indian oceans after the
912:"Topic: Return of the Obra Dinn [Releasing Oct 18]"
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The incident caused severe political repercussions in the
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between Britain and America. She was wrecked in 1814.
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554:and requested permission to search her. Commodore
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838:Marshall (1829), Supple., Part 3, pp. 134–136.
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642:had her guns removed and was converted to a
622:She then was part of the convoy assigned to
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430:issued in 1847 to all surviving claimants.
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1597:Shipwrecks in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence
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19:For other ships with the same name, see
1592:War of 1812 ships of the United Kingdom
848:The Chesapeake / Leopard Affair of 1807
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514:Barron surrenders to Humphreys aboard
440:at the attack on Boulogne October 1804
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706:, and a disastrous collision with an
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407:captured the French privateer vessel
57:
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1617:Ships of the line of the Royal Navy
983:The 50-Gun Ship: A Complete History
791:British Warships in the Age of Sail
720:" in the fourth book in the series
395:escorted them as far as Java Head.
13:
772:. 15 March 1850. pp. 791–792.
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261:17 ft 6 in (5.33 m)
253:40 ft 8 in (12.4 m)
16:Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
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300:Lower deck: 22 Ă— 24-pounder guns
297:Upper deck: 22 Ă— 12-pounder guns
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353:Construction and commissioning
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828:. 15 March 1803. p. 291.
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628:Mauritius campaign of 1809–11
385:left Macao on 21 March 1791.
243: in (36.6 m) (keel)
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910:Pope, Lucas (28 May 2014).
166:Naval General Service Medal
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1607:Maritime incidents in 1814
1602:Maritime incidents in 1806
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1135:February (unknown date):
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900:, O'Brian, Patrick (1988)
544:Salusbury Pryce Humphreys
535:, and joined the crew of
523:Chesapeake–Leopard affair
399:French Revolutionary Wars
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1097:January (unknown date):
679:, the fifth book of the
337:. She served during the
740:Return of the Obra Dinn
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181:General characteristics
176:Wrecked on 28 June 1814
981:Winfield, Rif (2005).
960:Winfield, Rif (2007).
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486:wrecked on a reef off
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189:50-gun Portland class
126:7 May 1785 (Sheerness)
1342:DĂ©partment des Landes
952:Royal Naval Biography
853:15 March 2010 at the
743:on the layout of HMS
723:The Mauritius Command
710:. In the sixth book,
681:Aubrey–Maturin series
630:in the Indian Ocean.
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488:Boa Vista, Cape Verde
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90:Reordered in May 1785
897:The Letter of Marque
403:On 24 October 1798,
339:French Revolutionary
312:: 2 Ă— 6-pounder guns
306:: 4 Ă— 6-pounder guns
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381:The China fleet of
359:Portsmouth Dockyard
103:Portsmouth Dockyard
825:The London Gazette
769:The London Gazette
713:The Fortune of War
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363:Sheerness Dockyard
168:with clasp "Egypt"
109:Sheerness Dockyard
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946:"Index"
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966:. Seaforth.
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933:Bibliography
919:. Retrieved
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883:Lloyd's List
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867:Lloyd's List
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197:Tons burthen
149:Reclassified
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1159:John Palmer
921:20 February
820:"No. 15567"
764:"No. 21077"
685:Jack Aubrey
610: /
484:Lady Burges
473:Lord Nelson
461:Lady Burges
347:War of 1812
331:fourth rate
191:fourth rate
160:Honours and
21:HMS Leopard
1612:1790 ships
1586:Categories
1421:Amphitrite
1255:Devonshire
1212:Three Bees
1039:Shipwrecks
916:TIG Forums
788:Winfield.
751:References
693:Chesapeake
665:in fiction
560:Chesapeake
552:Chesapeake
539:Chesapeake
516:Chesapeake
500:Chesapeake
335:Royal Navy
284:Complement
266:Propulsion
40:Chesapeake
1504:USS
1483:HMS
1462:HMS
1441:USS
1432:Elizabeth
1430:HMS
1389:HMS
1372:HMS
1351:HMS
1330:HMS
1323:USS
1307:HMS
1296:USS
1238:HMS
1231:HMS
1200:HMS
1179:HMS
1168:HMS
1147:HMS
1126:HMS
1115:HMS
1100:Hippolyta
1058:HMS
687:commands
673:'s novel
644:troopship
638:In 1812,
550:, hailed
537:USS
531:ships in
479:Sovereign
428:Admiralty
415:captured
274:Sail plan
153:Troopship
141:Completed
118:Laid down
1544:13 Sep:
1534:20 Jan:
1506:Carolina
1502:27 Dec:
1492:17 Dec:
1481:14 Dec:
1460:24 Nov:
1450:16 Nov:
1428:31 Oct:
1418:25 Oct:
1408:24 Oct:
1398:20 Oct:
1381:10 Oct:
1360:27 Sep:
1349:15 Sep:
1339:13 Sep:
1298:Scorpion
1294:21 Aug:
1283:14 Aug:
1272:23 Jul:
1240:Reindeer
1229:28 Jun:
1219:28 May:
1209:20 May:
1198:19 May:
1166:24 Mar:
1128:Anacreon
1124:28 Feb:
1113:14 Feb:
1087:31 Jan:
1077:22 Jan:
1067:21 Jan:
1056:20 Jan:
1046:14 Jan:
851:Archived
607:35°S 7°E
422:Because
292:Armament
133:Launched
1547:Portsea
1485:Olympia
1471:4 Dec:
1464:Fantome
1453:Maxwell
1411:Horatio
1332:Bacchus
1321:3 Sep:
1314:sinking
1305:1 Sep:
1276:Peacock
1262:3 Jul:
1252:2 Jul:
1245:sinking
1233:Leopard
1202:Halcyon
1191:RĂ©gulus
1188:7 Apr:
1181:Gleaner
1177:2 Apr:
1156:9 Mar:
1149:Gleaner
1145:3 Mar:
1080:Auguste
1070:Bellona
745:Leopard
730:to the
718:Leopard
708:iceberg
697:Leopard
689:Leopard
663:Leopard
656:Leopard
640:Leopard
626:in the
586:Leopard
582:Leopard
569:Halifax
564:Leopard
548:Leopard
504:Leopard
492:Leopard
450:Leopard
438:Leopard
424:Leopard
417:Clarice
413:Leopard
409:Apollon
405:Leopard
387:Leopard
377:Service
333:of the
323:Leopard
238:⁄
206:⁄
155:in 1812
97:Builder
82:Ordered
76:Leopard
53:History
44:Leopard
1384:Baring
1353:Hermes
1222:Barton
1117:Pictou
1060:Savage
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885:â„–4310.
871:â„–4290.
808:â„–2326.
732:Baltic
648:Quebec
612:-35; 7
529:French
506:affair
476:, and
392:Thames
221:Length
200:1,055
162:awards
111:(1785)
105:(1775)
46:affair
1391:Racer
1374:Crane
1325:Adams
1287:Nancy
1170:Decoy
1138:Kitty
269:Sails
1573:1815
1560:1813
1516:Argo
1443:Wasp
1309:Avon
1285:HMS
1274:HMS
987:ISBN
968:ISBN
923:2019
634:Fate
595:35°S
498:The
455:Asia
389:and
341:and
321:HMS
250:Beam
173:Fate
72:Name
37:The
669:In
598:7°E
558:of
287:350
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