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before landing his troops and marines between Anse à la Barque and Basse-Terre. Until the surrender of the island, Captain Ballard commanded the detachment of seamen and marines attached to the army.
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were valued at one and a half million pounds.) However, what little breeze there was soon failed, and the two ships found it difficult to manoeuvre and were unable to recapture any prizes.
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attacked the enemy's shipping. They were supported by Captain Ross with the rocket-boats. The flat and heavier boats followed with the bulk of the 102nd Regiment and the artillery.
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escorted a division of the troops destined for the attack on Guadeloupe from St. Lucia to the Saintes. While other troops were landed on the island he created a diversion off
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bore the brunt of the attack but forced the French to abandon their ships and set fire to them. Captain Cameron, who was killed in the attempt, landed with the boats of
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In July 1803, she sailed for the East Indies station. She would serve for five years in the East Indies before transferring to the Caribbean.
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for a refit. She then sailed again on 28 June under the command of Captain A. C. Dickson to join the Channel fleet.
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A first-class share of the prize money for the two was worth £32 3s 2¼d; a sixth-class share was worth 9s 8¼d.
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anchored in Anse à la Barque ("Barque Cove"), about nine miles (14 km) to the northwest of the town of
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met up in the straits of Malacca with the fleet of Indiamen that had just emerged from the
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A first-class share of the salvage money, the share accruing to Captain Ross, was worth
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with clasp "Anse la Barque 18 Decr. 1809", to all surviving claimants from the action.
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sailed for the Leeward Islands on 8 November. During the passage from England Captain
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spent her final years in the Channel in the blockade of the French fleet. In 1815,
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The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850.
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underwent repairs at Chatham. In March Bingham recommissioned her and joined
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She arrived at Spithead on 25 September 1810 and was docked and refitted.
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was armed with 12 guns and had a crew of 157 men. She had sailed from
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and destroyed the shore batteries. In 1847 the Admiralty awarded the
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after a design by Sir William Rule, and launched in December 1802 at
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without opposition. The British took the two prizes into service as
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s claim for salvage, gave rise to several important legal cases.
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then returned home in 1808 accompanied by two homeward-bound
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on 24 November with provisions for a six-month cruise to the
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visited most of the West Indian islands before sailing from
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On 20 June 1803, after a shakedown period, she came into
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East Indiamen that Captain Bingham had captured off the
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The troops took possession of 355:separated from the rest of the ships. 1194: 1036: 996: 429:arrived at Madras on 8 January 1804. 49: 768:as the flagship of Rear Admiral Sir 732:in August with the homebound trade. 1368:Ships of the line of the Royal Navy 571:trained his crew in the use of the 544:Between August 1808 and June 1809 161:47 ft 4 in (14.43 m) 13: 16:Ship of the line of the Royal Navy 14: 1399: 153:174 ft (53 m) (gundeck) 831:The only opposition came from a 716:Towards the end of January 1810 455:escorted the convoy to England. 321:. They were in company with the 253:before being broken up in 1821. 51: 31: 1373:Repulse-class ships of the line 1125: 1081:. 26 January 1849. p. 243. 951: 898:. The capture and recapture of 673:proceeded to attack two French 527:for their crews to recuperate. 1141:. 17 January 1815. p. 90. 1105: 1085: 1016: 942: 755: 559: 366:captured the French privateer 268: 203:Upper GD: 28 × 18-pounder guns 1: 1148: 1121:. 7 January 1815. p. 29. 444:and conducted them safely to 1101:. 3 April 1824. p. 540. 1032:. 23 June 1804. p. 778. 976: 7: 820:bar, in the Outer Banks of 772:for operations against the 711:Naval General Service Medal 10: 1404: 1062:Winfield (2008), pp. 75-6. 854:, the Americans abandoned 735: 18: 1342: 1316: 1231: 552:in the expedition to the 256: 116: 44: 30: 1225:-class ships of the line 1050:Accessed 13 August 2016. 1013:Accessed 13 August 2016. 935: 472:. On 11 November 1806, 117:General characteristics 1383:Ships built in Deptford 1159:Conway Maritime Press. 912: 610:had captured and burnt 458:Later in 1804, Captain 169:20 ft (6.1 m) 1171:Winfield, Rif (2008). 924:was decommissioned at 507:, engaged and damaged 200:: 28 × 32-pounder guns 1155:Lavery, Brian (2003) 468:, assumed command of 432:On 28 February 1804, 358:On 21 December 1803, 237:, built by Dudman of 209:: 14 × 9-pounder guns 928:. After a period in 752:until January 1813. 569:Samuel James Ballard 550:Sir Richard Strachan 245:. She served in the 215:: 4 × 9-pounder guns 816:, anchored off the 776:. On 11 July 1813, 616:, belonging to the 519:, much affected by 442:Battle of Pulo Aura 385: /  347:. Three days later 1138:The London Gazette 1118:The London Gazette 1098:The London Gazette 1078:The London Gazette 1029:The London Gazette 764:, took command of 503:, in company with 1355: 1354: 1182:978-1-86176-246-7 864:Portsmouth Island 839:(18 guns), and a 760:In 1813, Captain 539:Cape of Good Hope 329:ships of the line 221: 220: 1395: 1215: 1208: 1201: 1192: 1191: 1186: 1143: 1142: 1129: 1123: 1122: 1109: 1103: 1102: 1089: 1083: 1082: 1069: 1063: 1060: 1051: 1040: 1034: 1033: 1020: 1014: 1003: 994: 991: 970: 955: 949: 946: 908: 902:, together with 891:letter of marque 885:On 12 May 1814, 804:and the tenders 623:On 18 December, 400: 399: 397: 396: 395: 390: 389:1.300°S 95.333°E 386: 383: 382: 381: 378: 186:Full-rigged ship 132:ship of the line 104:11 December 1802 88:Dudman, Deptford 61: 56: 55: 54: 35: 28: 27: 1403: 1402: 1398: 1397: 1396: 1394: 1393: 1392: 1358: 1357: 1356: 1351: 1338: 1312: 1227: 1219: 1189: 1183: 1151: 1146: 1130: 1126: 1110: 1106: 1090: 1086: 1070: 1066: 1061: 1054: 1041: 1037: 1021: 1017: 1004: 997: 992: 983: 979: 974: 973: 956: 952: 947: 943: 938: 915: 906: 889:recaptured the 868:Ocracoke Island 770:George Cockburn 758: 738: 562: 484:Isle of Bourbon 401:in the eastern 393: 391: 387: 384: 379: 376: 374: 372: 371: 271: 259: 247:Napoleonic Wars 80:4 February 1800 57: 52: 50: 40: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1401: 1391: 1390: 1385: 1380: 1375: 1370: 1353: 1352: 1350: 1349: 1343: 1340: 1339: 1337: 1336: 1327: 1317: 1314: 1313: 1311: 1310: 1303: 1296: 1289: 1282: 1275: 1268: 1261: 1254: 1247: 1240: 1232: 1229: 1228: 1218: 1217: 1210: 1203: 1195: 1188: 1187: 1181: 1168: 1152: 1150: 1147: 1145: 1144: 1124: 1104: 1084: 1064: 1052: 1035: 1015: 995: 980: 978: 975: 972: 971: 950: 940: 939: 937: 934: 914: 911: 822:North Carolina 757: 754: 737: 734: 722:Trois-Rivières 701:and the three 561: 558: 462:, formerly of 460:Joseph Bingham 411:Isle de France 394:-1.300; 95.333 270: 267: 258: 255: 219: 218: 217: 216: 210: 204: 201: 193: 189: 188: 183: 179: 178: 175: 171: 170: 167: 163: 162: 159: 155: 154: 151: 147: 146: 139: 135: 134: 123: 122:Class and type 119: 118: 114: 113: 112:Broken up 1821 110: 106: 105: 102: 98: 97: 94: 90: 89: 86: 82: 81: 78: 74: 73: 67: 63: 62: 59:United Kingdom 47: 46: 42: 41: 36: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1400: 1389: 1386: 1384: 1381: 1379: 1376: 1374: 1371: 1369: 1366: 1365: 1363: 1348: 1345: 1344: 1341: 1335: 1333: 1329:Followed by: 1328: 1326: 1324: 1320:Preceded by: 1319: 1318: 1315: 1309: 1308: 1304: 1302: 1301: 1297: 1295: 1294: 1290: 1288: 1287: 1283: 1281: 1280: 1276: 1274: 1273: 1269: 1267: 1266: 1262: 1260: 1259: 1255: 1253: 1252: 1248: 1246: 1245: 1241: 1239: 1238: 1234: 1233: 1230: 1226: 1224: 1216: 1211: 1209: 1204: 1202: 1197: 1196: 1193: 1184: 1178: 1174: 1169: 1166: 1165:0-85177-252-8 1162: 1158: 1154: 1153: 1140: 1139: 1134: 1128: 1120: 1119: 1114: 1108: 1100: 1099: 1094: 1088: 1080: 1079: 1074: 1068: 1059: 1057: 1049: 1046: 1045: 1039: 1031: 1030: 1025: 1019: 1012: 1009: 1008: 1002: 1000: 990: 988: 986: 981: 968: 964: 960: 954: 945: 941: 933: 931: 927: 923: 919: 910: 905: 901: 897: 896: 892: 888: 883: 881: 880: 875: 874: 869: 865: 861: 857: 853: 849: 845: 842: 838: 834: 829: 827: 823: 819: 815: 814: 809: 808: 803: 802: 797: 796: 791: 790: 785: 784: 779: 775: 774:United States 771: 767: 763: 753: 751: 747: 743: 733: 731: 727: 723: 719: 714: 712: 708: 704: 700: 696: 692: 688: 687: 682: 681: 676: 672: 671: 666: 665: 660: 659: 654: 653: 648: 647: 642: 638: 637: 632: 631: 626: 621: 619: 615: 614: 609: 605: 601: 597: 596: 591: 590: 585: 581: 576: 574: 570: 566: 557: 555: 551: 547: 542: 540: 536: 532: 528: 526: 523:, retired to 522: 518: 514: 510: 506: 502: 497: 495: 491: 490: 485: 481: 480: 475: 471: 467: 466: 461: 456: 454: 453: 448:. 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Index

HMS Sceptre

United Kingdom
Repulse-class
ship of the line
bm
Full-rigged ship
GD
QD
Fc
third rate
Royal Navy
Deptford
Deptford
Napoleonic Wars
War of 1812
Plymouth
Albion
Earl Spencer
Northampton
74-gun
third-rate
ships of the line
HMS Russell
fourth-rate
HMS Grampus
1°18′S 95°20′E / 1.300°S 95.333°E / -1.300; 95.333
Indian Ocean
Isle de France
Bay of Bengal

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