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HMS Morgiana (1800)

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The Principal Officers and Commissioners of His Majesty's Navy offered the "Morgiana Sloop, of 283 Tons" for sale at Chatham on 21 February 1811. She did not sell immediately but was broken up in August.
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for repeated neglect of duty. The court martial board sentenced Bostick to be reprimanded for staying beyond his leave, and to be admonished not to absent himself from duty in future.
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and small arms, and had a crew of 29 men. Raitt described his prize "a large Vessel, about Three Months old, and in my Opinion well calculated for the Gun Boat Service at Gibraltar."
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in pursuit of several vessels spotted sailing past Cape Trafalgar with the aim of clearing the Straits under cover of darkness. The boats succeeded in capturing the privateer
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s boats. Although they came under grape and musket fire, the crews were able to board their objective and capture her. She was the French privateer
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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. Captain
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was under the command of Captain James Slade, off Cadiz. However, Captain Landless appears to have remained in command until August.
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of the Enemy". Furthermore, "within this Fortnight past they have taken and destroyed Eighteen of the Enemy's Vessels".
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Fish ships were British merchant vessels carrying fish, perhaps cod from Newfoundland or herring from the North Sea.
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returned on 2 February and sailed for Lymington on 14 March, bringing back seamen for the fleet the following day.
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was sailing from Palermo to Genoa with a varied cargo. She had a crew of 9 men and was of 50 tons (bm).
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While chasing two vessels off Cape Spartivento, the southernmost point of Sardinia, on 15 October 1803,
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sailed from Portsmouth for Jersey returning on 26 April with seamen. On 5 May the Admiralty ordered
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was under the command of Captain Thomas Landless. While off Cadiz, Raynsford had been promoted to
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Prize money was paid in 1827. A first-class share of the prize money was worth £107 19s
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was armed with one 18-pounder gun in her bow and two other carriage guns, together with
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fired several shots, the vessel hoisted French colours and anchored. Raynsford sent in
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Between 15 and 16 January 1802 a number of warships, under the command of Rear Admiral
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95 ft 8 in (29.2 m) (overall); 76 ft 0 in (23.2 m) (keel)
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brought with her duplicate dispatches concerning the evacuation of forces after the
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Prize money was paid in 1827. A first-class share of the prize money was worth
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Captain Robert Raynsford (or Rainsford) was appointed on 25 May to command
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In June 1802 Commander Robert Raynsford (or Rainsford) assumed command of
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cruised in the Channel. Raynsford recommissioned her in October.
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described her as "a particularly fine new Vessel, Coppered".
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were stationed at St. Helens as guardships. On 28 March
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returned to Chatham later in the year. She was laid up
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arrived at Spithead on 9 November 1801, from Egypt.
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530:sailed for Ireland on 14 January to raise seamen. 669:into the Adriatic with the "Fish Ships". Admiral 633:s sole casualty was one seaman mortally wounded. 484:At Portsmouth, Mr. Solomon Bostick, boatswain of 463:arrived at Portsmouth on 17 May from Martinique. 1285: 713:Late on 21 May 1807, Commander William Raitt of 358:to fit for foreign service, probably Egypt. 1252: 1205: 1203: 1109: 1107: 1042: 1040: 1264: 1229: 1209: 1153: 1133: 1113: 1090: 1070: 927: 915: 19:For other ships with the same name, see 1200: 1104: 1037: 858:d; a fifth-class share was worth £1 2s 1286: 1188: 921: 293: 276:, launched at Bordeaux in 1799. After 236:: 14 × 6-pounder + 2 × 12-pounder guns 77: 39: 338:arrived at Plymouth on 19 December. 470:. He commissioned her in June.< 13: 1100:. 23 September 1809. p. 1544. 341: 14: 1320: 1260:. Vol. 1. London: J. Murray. 1080:. 14 November 1812. p. 2303. 937:. 16 December 1800. p. 1413. 1143:. 28 February 1804. p. 261. 772:had been employed "scouring the 607:found herself being chased by a 507:in assisting the salvage of the 79: 40: 1239:. 9 February 1811. p. 265. 1223: 1176: 1167: 1163:. 4 February 1806. p. 163. 1147: 1127: 1084: 1064: 1052: 1025: 875: 838: 805: 750:Three days later, Vice-Admiral 301:was built at Bordeaux in 1799. 1173:O'Byrne (1849), vo1. 1, p.463. 1013: 1001: 989: 977: 965: 953: 941: 1: 1246: 378:but arrived an hour earlier. 1219:. 18 July 1807. p. 960. 1123:. 3 April 1827. p. 774. 888: 719:sent his boats and those of 386:on 2 September, and General 322:, after a six-hour pursuit. 245:Upper deck: 14 × 18-pounder 7: 786:at Chatham in August 1807. 680:detained the Sicilian ship 477:. Between June and October 10: 1325: 282:captured her in 1800, the 18: 1299:Privateer ships of France 314:in the Bay of Biscay, 15 286:took her into service as 118: 34: 30: 798: 739:, and wounding another. 566:captured three vessels: 558:Between 1 and 3 August, 520:sailed on to Gibraltar. 459:were ships of the line. 119:General characteristics 1309:Brigs of the Royal Navy 1195:United service magazine 1022:, (Unknown year), p.49. 789: 374:had left 18 days after 1265:Winfield, Rif (2008). 16:Brig of the Royal Navy 741:San Francisco Settaro 725:San Francisco Settaro 195: in (3.6 m) 173: in (8.1 m) 752:Cuthbert Collingwood 578:. Then on the 21st, 350:into service as HMS 346:The Royal Navy took 304:On 30 November 1800 1254:O'Byrne, William R. 676:On 1 December 1805 636:On 16 January 1804 497:On 10 January 1803 488:, was tried aboard 294:Origins and capture 254::2 × 6-pounder guns 221:British service: 90 1236:The London Gazette 1216:The London Gazette 1160:The London Gazette 1140:The London Gazette 1120:The London Gazette 1097:The London Gazette 1077:The London Gazette 934:The London Gazette 568:Santissima Trinita 403:, dropped down to 384:fall of Alexandria 1276:978-1-86176-246-7 1185:, Vol. 16, p.353. 691:By November 1806 686:Divine Providence 682:Divine Providence 665:, at Malta, sent 524:and the gun-brig 261: 260: 1316: 1280: 1261: 1241: 1240: 1227: 1221: 1220: 1207: 1198: 1192: 1186: 1180: 1174: 1171: 1165: 1164: 1151: 1145: 1144: 1131: 1125: 1124: 1111: 1102: 1101: 1088: 1082: 1081: 1068: 1062: 1061:, Vol. 9, p.419. 1056: 1050: 1049:, Vol. 9, p.248. 1044: 1035: 1029: 1023: 1017: 1011: 1010:, Vol. 7, p.450. 1005: 999: 993: 987: 981: 975: 974:, Vol. 6, p.425. 969: 963: 962:, Vol. 6, p.433. 957: 951: 945: 939: 938: 925: 919: 913: 882: 879: 873: 871: 870: 866: 863: 857: 856: 852: 849: 842: 836: 831: 830: 826: 823: 809: 729:Francisco Solano 706:In January 1807 632: 621: 390:as a passenger. 320:Tower of Corduan 194: 193: 189: 186: 172: 171: 167: 164: 138: 137: 136: 132: 87: 84: 83: 82: 47: 44: 28: 27: 1324: 1323: 1319: 1318: 1317: 1315: 1314: 1313: 1284: 1283: 1277: 1249: 1244: 1228: 1224: 1208: 1201: 1193: 1189: 1183:Naval Chronicle 1181: 1177: 1172: 1168: 1152: 1148: 1132: 1128: 1112: 1105: 1089: 1085: 1069: 1065: 1059:Naval Chronicle 1057: 1053: 1047:Naval Chronicle 1045: 1038: 1034:, Vol. 9, p.79. 1032:Naval Chronicle 1030: 1026: 1018: 1014: 1008:Naval Chronicle 1006: 1002: 996:Naval Chronicle 994: 990: 984:Naval Chronicle 982: 978: 972:Naval Chronicle 970: 966: 960:Naval Chronicle 958: 954: 950:, Vol. 6, p.81. 948:Naval Chronicle 946: 942: 926: 922: 916:Winfield (2008) 914: 895: 891: 886: 885: 880: 876: 868: 864: 861: 859: 854: 850: 847: 845: 843: 839: 828: 824: 821: 819: 810: 806: 801: 792: 756:William Marsden 699:and command of 630: 619: 600:on 12 October. 501:sailed to join 395:George Campbell 344: 342:British service 296: 269:was the French 240:British service 191: 187: 184: 182: 169: 165: 162: 160: 134: 130: 129: 128: 106:1800 by capture 85: 80: 78: 45: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1322: 1312: 1311: 1306: 1304:Captured ships 1301: 1296: 1282: 1281: 1275: 1262: 1248: 1245: 1243: 1242: 1222: 1199: 1197:(1807), p.422. 1187: 1175: 1166: 1146: 1126: 1103: 1083: 1063: 1051: 1036: 1024: 1012: 1000: 998:, Vol. 7, 179. 988: 976: 964: 952: 940: 920: 918:, p. 287. 892: 890: 887: 884: 883: 874: 837: 803: 802: 800: 797: 791: 788: 343: 340: 295: 292: 259: 258: 257: 256: 255: 249: 242: 237: 229: 225: 224: 223: 222: 219: 211: 207: 206: 201: 197: 196: 179: 175: 174: 157: 153: 152: 149: 145: 144: 125: 121: 120: 116: 115: 114:Broken up 1811 112: 108: 107: 104: 100: 99: 93: 89: 88: 75: 74: 71: 67: 66: 63: 59: 58: 53: 49: 48: 37: 36: 32: 31: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1321: 1310: 1307: 1305: 1302: 1300: 1297: 1295: 1292: 1291: 1289: 1278: 1272: 1268: 1263: 1259: 1255: 1251: 1250: 1238: 1237: 1232: 1226: 1218: 1217: 1212: 1206: 1204: 1196: 1191: 1184: 1179: 1170: 1162: 1161: 1156: 1150: 1142: 1141: 1136: 1130: 1122: 1121: 1116: 1110: 1108: 1099: 1098: 1093: 1087: 1079: 1078: 1073: 1067: 1060: 1055: 1048: 1043: 1041: 1033: 1028: 1021: 1016: 1009: 1004: 997: 992: 986:, Vol. 7, 91. 985: 980: 973: 968: 961: 956: 949: 944: 936: 935: 930: 924: 917: 912: 910: 908: 906: 904: 902: 900: 898: 893: 878: 841: 834: 818: 814: 808: 804: 796: 787: 785: 781: 777: 775: 771: 770: 765: 761: 757: 753: 748: 746: 742: 738: 734: 730: 726: 722: 718: 717: 711: 709: 704: 702: 698: 694: 689: 687: 683: 679: 674: 672: 668: 664: 663: 658: 653: 651: 647: 643: 639: 634: 629: 625: 618: 614: 610: 606: 601: 599: 595: 591: 589: 585: 581: 577: 573: 569: 565: 561: 556: 554: 550: 546: 545: 540: 535: 533: 529: 528: 523: 519: 515: 514: 510: 506: 505: 500: 495: 493: 492: 487: 482: 480: 476: 471: 469: 464: 462: 458: 454: 450: 446: 445: 440: 439: 434: 433: 428: 427: 422: 421: 416: 415: 410: 406: 402: 401: 396: 391: 389: 385: 381: 377: 373: 369: 365: 364: 359: 357: 353: 349: 339: 337: 333: 329: 328:William Lukin 325: 321: 317: 313: 309: 308: 302: 300: 291: 289: 285: 281: 280: 275: 272: 268: 267: 253: 250: 248: 244: 243: 241: 238: 235: 232: 231: 230: 227: 226: 220: 217: 214: 213: 212: 209: 208: 205: 202: 199: 198: 180: 178:Depth of hold 177: 176: 158: 155: 154: 150: 147: 146: 142: 126: 123: 122: 117: 113: 110: 109: 105: 102: 101: 98: 94: 91: 90: 86:Great Britain 76: 72: 69: 68: 64: 61: 60: 57: 54: 51: 50: 43: 38: 33: 29: 26: 22: 1269:. 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Index

HMS Morgiana
French Navy Ensign
bm
Brig
carronades
QD
privateer
Thames
Royal Navy
Thames
leagues
Tower of Corduan
William Lukin
Carmen
fall of Alexandria
Moore
George Campbell
Temeraire
St. Helen's
Formidable
Resolution
Vengeance
Orion
Majestic
Desiree
Donegal
Autumn
store ship
Abundance
Locust

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