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553: 33: 53: 2679: 1151:, off St. Domingo when she saw a strange sail seven or eight miles (11 or 13 km) away. There was little wind so Handyman sent out four boats in chase. After rowing for many hours, and despite finally facing cannon and small arms fire, the British captured the privateer without taking any casualties. She turned out to be 892:
armed with eight and six guns. The transports consisted of two brigs, two sloops, and four chasse-marée, which were carrying wine, brandy, flour and peas. In addition, the crews of 20 French vessels ran their vessels ashore, where many were probably wrecked. The British suffered four men wounded, but
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Command then passed to Captain Charles Wemyss in 1801. On 14 August Wemyss wrote to Admiral W. Cornwallis stating that he had only been able to capture one chasse-marée, of 40 tons, which was carrying a cargo of lime. Not only was she not worth sending in, capturing her cost
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was only four years old, in excellent condition, and armed with 18 English 9-pounder guns. She was sailing from the Cape of Good Hope to the Texel and was provisioned with water and food for 110 men for a nine-month cruise. The Royal Navy took her into service as
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also participated in the support of Spanish forces in the north of Spain, in the blockade of the Texel, and in patrols off the coast of Norway. Lastly, she also conveyed various members of the Royal Family to and from the Continent.
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was low on provision with the result that a five-year-old child died while she was in Plymouth Sound; as she anchored at Catwater, M.P. Symonds, the broker for the prize, sent on board plenty of fresh provisions. Among
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one man killed and one man slightly wounded. Wemyss had also destroyed another chasse-marée, also of 40 tons that was carrying a cargo of corn. Captain Charles Stuart replaced Wemyss in 1802. In April and May 1803
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into service under her existing name. Williams earned a knighthood for his victory. In 1847 the Admiralty awarded the remaining survivors of the action the NGSM with clasp "Unicorn 8 June 1796".
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for the North Sea. An assignment to escort a convoy of merchantmen from Sheerness to Riga was abandoned in mid-June due to poor weather. On 23 June she captured the Dutch fishing vessel
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anchored close to her. Their task was to retrieve the returning crews of the fireships and to support the boats of the fleet that had assembled alongside
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was armed with 16 guns and had a crew of 85 men under the command of Captain Archibald Taylor. She had been out two months and had captured three prizes.
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s passengers were a Colonel Molonson of Invalids, and a naturalist, M. Burnelle, with a cabinet of curiosities for the French National Museum at Paris.
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was still with Warren's squadron off the Atlantic coast of France. She therefore shared in the capture on 11 June of ten merchant vessels: the brig
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arrived at Plymouth on 18 June with ten vessels, one having foundered on the way. (The crew was saved.) She sailed for Brest on 27 June. Next,
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Barney, John (November 2009). "North Sea and Baltic Convoy 1793–1814: As Experienced by Merchant Masters Employed by Michael Henley and Son".
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to close action the two vessels engaged in a ten-hour-long running fight. The actual close engagement lasted 35 minutes before
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was offered for sale on 16 March 1810 at Plymouth. The advertisement for the auction described her as having a burthen of 294
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shared in some of these prizes by virtue of being part of Admiral Keat's squadron. She also shared in the captures of
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Dutch light in the "Norwegian night": maritime relations and migration across the North Sea in early modern times
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captured a large ship flying Swedish colours and carrying Dutch goods from Surinam, which turned out to be the
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entered service in 1794 under the command of Captain William Cayley, who was followed in 1795 by Captain
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came into Plymouth. She had been carrying passengers from Cayenne, including women and children, when
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In April 1811 Captain George Bourgoyne Salt assumed command. Between 19 November and 3 February 1812
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was one of the few British ships able to respond to the French effort to invade Ireland during the
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was also among the five ships that shared in the proceeds of the capture of the French privateer
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carried 16 guns and 113 men. She was two days out of Bayonne without having taken any prizes.
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ordered her to escort the prizes back to Plymouth and then immediately return to her station.
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parted company with the rest of the squadron and after a chase of 13 hours captured the Dutch
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escorted the remaining Indiamen into Norwegian waters, which they reached on 22 September.
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and pursue the French flagship in the closing days of the campaign. Eleven days later
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and had been on a cruise for 10 days without taking any prizes. On 15 October
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sent in her boats to cut out a large brig sheltering under the batteries at
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In 1808 she returned to Britain. By 29 June she was off France when she,
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was among the five vessels that shared in the capture of the French brig
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M/Shipwright John Nelson (died March 1793; completed by Thomas Pollard,
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in an action that would ultimately yield her crew a clasp to the NGSM.
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received an advance of £14,000 on the prize money from the capture of
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sailed for Jamaica on 23 December 1804. On the morning of 6 May 1805,
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went in whole or in part to pay expenses relating to the detention of
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captured the fourth vessel in Moulston's squadron, the 26-gun frigate
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was armed with two 24-pounder guns. The two other armed vessels were
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captured her. On her way in to a British port, the French privateer
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Trewman's Exeter Flying Post or Plymouth and Cornish Advertiser
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in 1814. While under the command of Kerr, Salt, or Pechell,
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40,000 in prize money to be distributed among her captors.
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captured five vessels sailing from Surinam to Amsterdam:
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participated in the attempt on the Spanish squadron in
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was placed in dock at Chatham for extensive repairs.
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and then to Captain Phillip Wilkinson in April 1799.
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they were chasing three French vessels, the frigates
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In August, 748:had a crew of 40 men and was 28 days out of 367:shared in the capture of the Dutch schooner 2607: 2562: 1449:sank the brig rather than bringing her in. 327: 2717: 2703: 1859: 1857: 1855: 1147:(39 or 43 km) north east by north of 2793:List of frigate classes of the Royal Navy 2724: 1807:Sicking, de Bles & des Bouvrie (2004) 1742: 1740: 2638: 2542: 2484: 2472:The European Magazine, and London Review 2450: 2417: 2397: 2377: 2357: 2337: 2317: 2297: 2277: 2245: 2225: 2205: 2185: 2156: 2136: 2116: 2096: 2076: 2056: 2024: 1992: 1972: 1943: 1923: 1903: 1883: 1863: 1838: 1818: 1786: 1766: 1746: 1723: 1711: 1672: 1652: 1194:British invasions of the Río de la Plata 1103:, then on 17 September the neutral ship 822:In March 1797 command passed to Captain 551: 19:For other ships with the same name, see 2431: 2411: 1852: 1600:. However, the United States privateer 932:). On 7 January, the French armed ship 2804: 2578: 1737: 830:captured a French brig in March 1799. 272:: 4 × 6-pounder guns + 4 × 32-pounder 2827:Fifth-rate frigates of the Royal Navy 2698: 854:s boats, together with two each from 49: 1580:Originally, the British merchantmen 1188:on 7 October 1806. She then was off 13: 2624:. Hilversum: Uitgeverij Verloren. 2034:. 16 September 1800. p. 1073. 1963:Marshall (1823), Vol. 1, pp. 576–7 1087: 876:'s squadron, captured the gunboat 767:was able to capture the troopship 556:The capture of the French frigate 478:and three of the Indiamen reached 316:. This frigate served in both the 14: 2838: 2671: 2612:. Vol. 1. London: J. Murray. 2407:. 27 November 1810. p. 1888. 2255:. 18 June 1805. pp. 800–801. 2195:. 20 November 1804. p. 1423. 2106:. 10 November 1801. p. 1362. 2002:. 17 June 1800. pp. 693–694. 1873:. 18 June 1796. pp. 578–579. 1848:. 18 June 1796. pp. 576–577. 1828:. 24 September 1799. p. 989. 1733:. 28 September 1799. p. 999. 1464:, the former Royal Navy schooner 1346:. She was under the command of a 2677: 2460:. 1 December 1812. p. 2424. 2437:"Advertisements & Notices". 2427:. 13 February 1810. p. 234. 2235:. 14 February 1807. p. 197. 2146:. 4 December 1802. p. 1286. 2066:. 10 February 1801. p. 181. 1982:. 19 October 1799. p. 1084. 1953:. 17 October 1797. p. 1000. 1913:. 25 October 1796. p. 1016. 1893:. 21 October 1800. p. 1210. 1776:. 2 September 1797. p. 854. 1314:assumed command in August 1809. 266:Upper deck: 26 × 18-pounder guns 51: 31: 2536: 2510: 2498: 2478: 2464: 2444: 2391: 2371: 2351: 2331: 2311: 2291: 2271: 2259: 2239: 2219: 2199: 2179: 2170: 2166:. 25 August 1801. p. 1047. 2150: 2130: 2110: 2090: 2086:. 3 February 1801. p. 151. 2070: 2050: 2038: 2018: 2006: 1986: 1966: 1957: 1937: 1917: 1897: 1877: 1832: 1796:. 3 October 1795. p. 1033. 1756:. 15 October 1796. p. 978. 1682:. 26 January 1849. p. 242. 1662:. 26 January 1849. p. 238. 1611: 1574: 1536: 1527: 1478:captured the American schooner 1419:. On 30 March 1813 the frigate 1281:had taken up a position by the 697:In September to early October, 412:s capture resulted in at least 2593:10.1080/00253359.2009.10657115 2524:. No. 4773. 28 May 1813. 1933:. 17 January 1797. p. 53. 1812: 1780: 1760: 1717: 1666: 1646: 1429:captured the French privateer 1174:captured the French privateer 901:was short of water so Admiral 1: 2572: 2494:. 27 April 1813. p. 833. 2387:. 17 April 1810. p. 579. 2327:. 27 March 1810. p. 468. 2307:. 25 April 1809. p. 593. 1557:tons, a length of 92 ft 1441:and had taken the small brig 740:captured the 6-gun privateer 2608:O'Byrne, William R. (1849). 2552:. 25 May 1813. p. 1015. 2367:. 30 June 1810. p. 967. 2347:. 12 June 1810. p. 869. 2287:. 24 June 1809. p. 946. 1639: 7: 2126:. 18 May 1802. p. 509. 1163:captured the Spanish ship 1059:on 14 August. On 15 August 837:and the hired armed cutter 545:captured the French cutter 118:Naval General Service Medal 10: 2843: 2215:. 7 May 1805. p. 625. 371:, Captain Pierce, master. 18: 2790: 2764: 2735: 1217:captured the French brig 1023:, taken on 27 September. 843:captured the French brig 815:when they recaptured the 318:French Revolutionary Wars 140: 44: 30: 16:Frigate of the Royal Navy 2684:HMS Unicorn (ship, 1794) 2661:National Maritime Museum 2475:, Volumes 63-64, p. 529. 1520: 328:French Revolutionary War 141:General characteristics 2530:2027/hvd.32044105232912 1505: 1385:captured five vessels: 1370:captured the privateer 1333:was the former British 1165:Notre Dame de la Carmen 797:captured the privateer 541:, were in company when 136:Broken up in March 1815 2812:Ships built in Chatham 2639:Winfield, Rif (2008). 1409:shared the capture of 1349:lieutenant de vaisseau 1273:Battle of Basque Roads 1067:, and four days later 591:, advised Admiral Sir 570: 501:while in company with 312:, launched in 1794 at 224: in (11.0 m) 202: in (41.4 m) 2822:Pallas-class frigates 2690:Ships of the Old Navy 1312:Alexander Robert Kerr 1221:. The Admiralty took 847:. On 10 June, two of 763:. On 7 January 1797, 718:Christian the Seventh 624:action of 8 June 1796 555: 246: in (3.8 m) 123:"Unicorn 8 June 1796" 2686:at Wikimedia Commons 1374:on 3 February 1810. 1321:captured the 22-gun 1047:(30 September), and 819:at Cove, near Cork. 809:was in company with 761:Expédition d'Irlande 656:The Royal Navy took 630:captured the 44-gun 497:recaptured the brig 378:was in company with 1356:. In November 1810 1271:was present at the 1111:. The salvage from 874:John Borlase Warren 615:, and the corvette 394:captured the Dutch 374:On 28 August 1795, 2549:The London Gazette 2507:, Vol. 30, p. 171. 2491:The London Gazette 2457:The London Gazette 2424:The London Gazette 2404:The London Gazette 2384:The London Gazette 2364:The London Gazette 2344:The London Gazette 2324:The London Gazette 2304:The London Gazette 2284:The London Gazette 2268:, Vol. 15, p. 253. 2252:The London Gazette 2232:The London Gazette 2212:The London Gazette 2192:The London Gazette 2163:The London Gazette 2143:The London Gazette 2123:The London Gazette 2103:The London Gazette 2083:The London Gazette 2063:The London Gazette 2031:The London Gazette 1999:The London Gazette 1979:The London Gazette 1950:The London Gazette 1930:The London Gazette 1910:The London Gazette 1890:The London Gazette 1870:The London Gazette 1845:The London Gazette 1825:The London Gazette 1793:The London Gazette 1773:The London Gazette 1753:The London Gazette 1730:The London Gazette 1679:The London Gazette 1659:The London Gazette 1401:(21 January), and 1317:On 12 April 1810, 1262:General Muhlenfels 1258:General Mulenfelis 1143:was eight or nine 1113:William and Thomas 1109:William and Thomas 920:On 6 January 1800 744:in the Irish Sea. 571: 493:On 10 April 1796, 345:Western Approaches 339:. Under Williams, 2799: 2798: 2682:Media related to 2665:Warship Histories 2663:, as part of the 2650:978-1-86176-246-7 2631:978-90-6550-814-0 2518:"The Marine List" 2015:, Vol. 4, p.78-9. 1131:Catharina Tholens 585:Gustavus Adolphus 347:, operating from 287: 286: 120:(NGSM) with clasp 2834: 2719: 2712: 2705: 2696: 2695: 2681: 2654: 2635: 2613: 2604: 2581:Mariner's Mirror 2566: 2560: 2554: 2553: 2540: 2534: 2533: 2514: 2508: 2502: 2496: 2495: 2482: 2476: 2468: 2462: 2461: 2448: 2442: 2435: 2429: 2428: 2415: 2409: 2408: 2395: 2389: 2388: 2375: 2369: 2368: 2355: 2349: 2348: 2335: 2329: 2328: 2315: 2309: 2308: 2295: 2289: 2288: 2275: 2269: 2263: 2257: 2256: 2243: 2237: 2236: 2223: 2217: 2216: 2203: 2197: 2196: 2183: 2177: 2174: 2168: 2167: 2154: 2148: 2147: 2134: 2128: 2127: 2114: 2108: 2107: 2094: 2088: 2087: 2074: 2068: 2067: 2054: 2048: 2047:, Vol. 3, p. 78. 2042: 2036: 2035: 2022: 2016: 2010: 2004: 2003: 1990: 1984: 1983: 1970: 1964: 1961: 1955: 1954: 1941: 1935: 1934: 1921: 1915: 1914: 1901: 1895: 1894: 1881: 1875: 1874: 1861: 1850: 1849: 1836: 1830: 1829: 1816: 1810: 1804: 1798: 1797: 1784: 1778: 1777: 1764: 1758: 1757: 1744: 1735: 1734: 1721: 1715: 1709: 1684: 1683: 1670: 1664: 1663: 1650: 1633: 1615: 1609: 1578: 1572: 1570: 1569: 1565: 1562: 1556: 1555: 1554: 1550: 1540: 1534: 1531: 1342:, but was armed 1285:. The frigates 1225:into service as 1119:. On 25 October 1117:Catherina Louisa 1105:Catharina Louisa 966: 852: 770:Ville de Lorient 726:(1 October); and 688:into service as 593:Robert Kingsmill 410: 255:Full-rigged ship 245: 244: 240: 237: 223: 222: 218: 215: 201: 200: 196: 193: 177: 176: 175: 171: 88:Chatham Dockyard 59: 56: 55: 54: 35: 28: 27: 2842: 2841: 2837: 2836: 2835: 2833: 2832: 2831: 2802: 2801: 2800: 2795: 2786: 2760: 2731: 2729:-class frigates 2723: 2674: 2651: 2632: 2575: 2570: 2569: 2561: 2557: 2541: 2537: 2516: 2515: 2511: 2505:Naval Chronicle 2503: 2499: 2483: 2479: 2469: 2465: 2449: 2445: 2436: 2432: 2416: 2412: 2396: 2392: 2376: 2372: 2356: 2352: 2336: 2332: 2316: 2312: 2296: 2292: 2276: 2272: 2266:Naval Chronicle 2264: 2260: 2244: 2240: 2224: 2220: 2204: 2200: 2184: 2180: 2175: 2171: 2155: 2151: 2135: 2131: 2115: 2111: 2095: 2091: 2075: 2071: 2055: 2051: 2045:Naval Chronicle 2043: 2039: 2023: 2019: 2013:Naval Chronicle 2011: 2007: 1991: 1987: 1971: 1967: 1962: 1958: 1942: 1938: 1922: 1918: 1902: 1898: 1882: 1878: 1862: 1853: 1837: 1833: 1817: 1813: 1805: 1801: 1785: 1781: 1765: 1761: 1745: 1738: 1722: 1718: 1712:Winfield (2008) 1710: 1687: 1671: 1667: 1651: 1647: 1642: 1637: 1636: 1617:On 23 May 1813 1616: 1612: 1604:had recaptured 1579: 1575: 1567: 1563: 1560: 1558: 1552: 1548: 1547: 1546: 1541: 1537: 1532: 1528: 1523: 1517:in March 1815. 1508: 1393:(21 November), 1389:(19 November), 1184:sailed for the 1170:On 7 May 1806, 1097:Lucius Hardyman 1090: 1088:Napoleonic Wars 1013:Maree Francaise 964: 893:none were from 850: 833:On 9 June 1799 720:(24 September): 714:(23 September); 708:(22 September); 666:Santa Margarita 653:had no losses. 601:Santa Margarita 580:Santa Margarita 568:Nicholas Pocock 408: 337:Thomas Williams 330: 322:Napoleonic Wars 242: 238: 235: 233: 220: 216: 213: 211: 198: 194: 191: 189: 173: 169: 168: 167: 111: 78:9 December 1790 57: 52: 50: 40: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 2840: 2830: 2829: 2824: 2819: 2814: 2797: 2796: 2791: 2788: 2787: 2785: 2784: 2775: 2765: 2762: 2761: 2759: 2758: 2751: 2744: 2736: 2733: 2732: 2722: 2721: 2714: 2707: 2699: 2693: 2692: 2687: 2673: 2672:External links 2670: 2656: 2655: 2649: 2636: 2630: 2618:Sicking, Louis 2614: 2605: 2574: 2571: 2568: 2567: 2565:, p. 160. 2563:O'Byrne (1849) 2555: 2535: 2509: 2497: 2477: 2463: 2443: 2430: 2410: 2390: 2370: 2350: 2330: 2310: 2290: 2270: 2258: 2238: 2218: 2198: 2178: 2169: 2149: 2129: 2109: 2089: 2069: 2049: 2037: 2017: 2005: 1985: 1965: 1956: 1936: 1916: 1896: 1876: 1851: 1831: 1811: 1799: 1779: 1759: 1736: 1716: 1714:, p. 142. 1685: 1665: 1644: 1643: 1641: 1638: 1635: 1634: 1610: 1589:William Dawson 1583:William Ashton 1573: 1535: 1525: 1524: 1522: 1519: 1507: 1504: 1405:(3 February). 1397:(18 January), 1101:Jonge Johannes 1089: 1086: 1051:(16 October). 989:Bonne Nouvelle 736:On 21 October 734: 733: 727: 721: 715: 709: 343:served in the 329: 326: 285: 284: 283: 282: 276: 267: 262: 258: 257: 252: 248: 247: 230: 226: 225: 208: 204: 203: 186: 182: 181: 164: 160: 159: 147: 146:Class and type 143: 142: 138: 137: 134: 130: 129: 128: 127: 126:"Basque Roads" 124: 121: 113: 107: 106: 103: 99: 98: 95: 91: 90: 84: 80: 79: 76: 72: 71: 65: 61: 60: 47: 46: 42: 41: 36: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 2839: 2828: 2825: 2823: 2820: 2818: 2815: 2813: 2810: 2809: 2807: 2794: 2789: 2783: 2781: 2777:Followed by: 2776: 2774: 2773: 2768:Preceded by: 2767: 2766: 2763: 2757: 2756: 2752: 2750: 2749: 2745: 2743: 2742: 2738: 2737: 2734: 2730: 2728: 2720: 2715: 2713: 2708: 2706: 2701: 2700: 2697: 2691: 2688: 2685: 2680: 2676: 2675: 2669: 2668: 2666: 2662: 2652: 2646: 2642: 2637: 2633: 2627: 2623: 2619: 2615: 2611: 2606: 2602: 2598: 2594: 2590: 2586: 2582: 2577: 2576: 2564: 2559: 2551: 2550: 2545: 2539: 2531: 2527: 2523: 2519: 2513: 2506: 2501: 2493: 2492: 2487: 2481: 2474: 2473: 2467: 2459: 2458: 2453: 2447: 2440: 2434: 2426: 2425: 2420: 2414: 2406: 2405: 2400: 2394: 2386: 2385: 2380: 2374: 2366: 2365: 2360: 2354: 2346: 2345: 2340: 2334: 2326: 2325: 2320: 2314: 2306: 2305: 2300: 2294: 2286: 2285: 2280: 2274: 2267: 2262: 2254: 2253: 2248: 2242: 2234: 2233: 2228: 2222: 2214: 2213: 2208: 2202: 2194: 2193: 2188: 2182: 2173: 2165: 2164: 2159: 2153: 2145: 2144: 2139: 2133: 2125: 2124: 2119: 2113: 2105: 2104: 2099: 2093: 2085: 2084: 2079: 2073: 2065: 2064: 2059: 2053: 2046: 2041: 2033: 2032: 2027: 2021: 2014: 2009: 2001: 2000: 1995: 1989: 1981: 1980: 1975: 1969: 1960: 1952: 1951: 1946: 1940: 1932: 1931: 1926: 1920: 1912: 1911: 1906: 1900: 1892: 1891: 1886: 1880: 1872: 1871: 1866: 1860: 1858: 1856: 1847: 1846: 1841: 1835: 1827: 1826: 1821: 1815: 1809:, p. 96. 1808: 1803: 1795: 1794: 1789: 1783: 1775: 1774: 1769: 1763: 1755: 1754: 1749: 1743: 1741: 1732: 1731: 1726: 1720: 1713: 1708: 1706: 1704: 1702: 1700: 1698: 1696: 1694: 1692: 1690: 1681: 1680: 1675: 1669: 1661: 1660: 1655: 1649: 1645: 1631: 1628:off Ireland. 1627: 1623: 1622: 1614: 1607: 1603: 1599: 1596:had captured 1595: 1591: 1590: 1585: 1584: 1577: 1544: 1539: 1530: 1526: 1518: 1516: 1512: 1503: 1500: 1496: 1492: 1488: 1483: 1481: 1477: 1474:. On 21 May, 1473: 1469: 1468: 1463: 1459: 1455: 1450: 1448: 1447:Miquelonnaise 1444: 1440: 1436: 1432: 1431:Miquelonnaise 1428: 1424: 1423: 1418: 1417: 1412: 1408: 1404: 1400: 1396: 1392: 1388: 1384: 1379: 1377: 1373: 1369: 1365: 1363: 1359: 1355: 1354:Île de France 1351: 1350: 1345: 1341: 1340: 1336: 1332: 1328: 1324: 1320: 1315: 1313: 1308: 1306: 1305: 1300: 1299: 1294: 1293: 1288: 1284: 1280: 1279: 1274: 1270: 1265: 1263: 1259: 1255: 1254: 1249: 1245: 1241: 1237: 1232: 1230: 1229: 1224: 1223:Pierre Caesar 1220: 1219:Pierre Caesar 1216: 1215: 1210: 1209: 1204: 1203: 1197: 1195: 1191: 1187: 1183: 1179: 1177: 1173: 1168: 1166: 1162: 1158: 1154: 1150: 1149:Cape Francois 1146: 1142: 1138: 1134: 1132: 1128: 1127: 1122: 1118: 1114: 1110: 1106: 1102: 1098: 1094: 1085: 1083: 1078: 1072: 1070: 1066: 1065:Petit Bastien 1062: 1058: 1054: 1050: 1046: 1042: 1038: 1034: 1030: 1026: 1022: 1018: 1014: 1010: 1006: 1002: 998: 994: 990: 986: 982: 978: 974: 969: 967: 959: 955: 954: 949: 945: 941: 940: 935: 931: 927: 923: 918: 916: 912: 908: 904: 900: 896: 891: 887: 883: 879: 875: 872:, all of Sir 871: 870: 865: 864: 859: 858: 853: 846: 842: 841: 836: 831: 829: 825: 820: 818: 814: 813: 808: 804: 800: 796: 792: 788: 784: 783: 778: 777: 772: 771: 766: 762: 758: 755:In December, 753: 751: 747: 743: 739: 731: 728: 725: 722: 719: 716: 713: 710: 707: 704: 703: 702: 700: 695: 693: 692: 687: 683: 679: 675: 671: 667: 663: 661: 660: 654: 652: 648: 645: 641: 637: 633: 629: 625: 620: 618: 614: 613: 608: 607: 602: 598: 594: 590: 586: 582: 581: 576: 569: 565: 561: 560: 554: 550: 548: 544: 540: 536: 532: 531: 526: 522: 518: 517: 513: 510: 506: 505: 500: 496: 491: 489: 485: 481: 477: 473: 469: 468: 463: 459: 455: 451: 447: 445: 444: 437: 433: 429: 426: 422: 417: 415: 411: 404: 400: 397: 396:East Indiaman 393: 389: 388: 383: 382: 377: 372: 370: 366: 365: 360: 359: 354: 351:. On 31 May, 350: 346: 342: 338: 334: 325: 323: 319: 315: 311: 307: 304: 302: 298: 295:was a 32-gun 294: 293: 280: 277: 275: 271: 268: 265: 264: 263: 260: 259: 256: 253: 250: 249: 231: 229:Depth of hold 228: 227: 209: 206: 205: 187: 184: 183: 180: 165: 162: 161: 158: 155: 153: 148: 145: 144: 139: 135: 132: 131: 125: 122: 119: 116: 115: 114: 109: 108: 104: 101: 100: 96: 93: 92: 89: 85: 82: 81: 77: 74: 73: 70: 66: 63: 62: 58:Great Britain 48: 43: 39: 34: 29: 26: 22: 2779: 2771: 2754: 2753: 2747: 2740: 2726: 2658: 2657: 2643:. Seaforth. 2640: 2621: 2609: 2584: 2580: 2558: 2547: 2538: 2522:Lloyd's List 2521: 2512: 2504: 2500: 2489: 2480: 2470: 2466: 2455: 2446: 2438: 2433: 2422: 2413: 2402: 2393: 2382: 2373: 2362: 2353: 2342: 2333: 2322: 2313: 2302: 2293: 2282: 2273: 2265: 2261: 2250: 2241: 2230: 2221: 2210: 2201: 2190: 2181: 2172: 2161: 2152: 2141: 2132: 2121: 2112: 2101: 2092: 2081: 2072: 2061: 2052: 2044: 2040: 2029: 2020: 2012: 2008: 1997: 1988: 1977: 1968: 1959: 1948: 1939: 1928: 1919: 1908: 1899: 1888: 1879: 1868: 1843: 1834: 1823: 1814: 1802: 1791: 1782: 1771: 1762: 1751: 1728: 1719: 1677: 1668: 1657: 1648: 1629: 1625: 1620: 1613: 1605: 1601: 1597: 1593: 1588: 1582: 1576: 1542: 1538: 1529: 1510: 1509: 1498: 1490: 1486: 1484: 1479: 1475: 1471: 1466: 1461: 1457: 1453: 1451: 1446: 1442: 1430: 1426: 1421: 1415: 1410: 1406: 1402: 1398: 1394: 1390: 1386: 1382: 1380: 1375: 1371: 1367: 1366: 1361: 1357: 1347: 1338: 1330: 1322: 1318: 1316: 1309: 1303: 1297: 1291: 1286: 1283:Boyard Shoal 1277: 1268: 1266: 1261: 1257: 1252: 1247: 1243: 1239: 1235: 1234:On 6 August 1233: 1227: 1222: 1218: 1213: 1207: 1201: 1198: 1190:Buenos Aires 1181: 1180: 1175: 1171: 1169: 1164: 1160: 1152: 1140: 1136: 1135: 1130: 1125: 1120: 1116: 1112: 1108: 1104: 1100: 1092: 1091: 1081: 1076: 1073: 1068: 1064: 1060: 1056: 1052: 1048: 1044: 1043:(3 August), 1040: 1036: 1032: 1028: 1024: 1020: 1016: 1012: 1008: 1004: 1000: 996: 992: 988: 984: 983:, the sloop 980: 976: 972: 970: 962: 957: 952: 947: 943: 938: 933: 929: 925: 921: 919: 910: 906: 898: 894: 890:chasse-marée 885: 877: 868: 862: 856: 848: 844: 840:Constitution 839: 834: 832: 827: 821: 816: 811: 806: 802: 798: 794: 790: 786: 781: 775: 769: 764: 756: 754: 745: 741: 737: 735: 732:(4 October). 729: 724:Whilhemsberg 723: 717: 711: 705: 698: 696: 690: 685: 681: 677: 673: 669: 665: 664: 658: 655: 650: 643: 639: 638:could bring 635: 631: 627: 621: 616: 611: 605: 600: 596: 588: 584: 579: 574: 572: 563: 558: 546: 542: 538: 534: 529: 524: 520: 515: 503: 498: 494: 492: 475: 471: 466: 461: 457: 453: 449: 448: 442: 435: 431: 427: 420: 418: 406: 402: 398: 391: 386: 380: 375: 373: 368: 363: 357: 352: 340: 332: 331: 300: 291: 289: 288: 188:135 ft 163:Tons burthen 151: 105:12 July 1794 68: 37: 25: 2544:"No. 16733" 2486:"No. 16724" 2452:"No. 16676" 2419:"No. 16342" 2399:"No. 16428" 2379:"No. 16362" 2359:"No. 16383" 2339:"No. 16738" 2319:"No. 16355" 2299:"No. 16251" 2279:"No. 16269" 2247:"No. 15817" 2227:"No. 16000" 2207:"No. 15805" 2187:"No. 15756" 2158:"No. 15401" 2138:"No. 15538" 2118:"No. 15481" 2098:"No. 15426" 2078:"No. 15334" 2058:"No. 15336" 2026:"No. 15294" 1994:"No. 15268" 1974:"No. 15196" 1945:"No. 14057" 1925:"No. 13972" 1905:"No. 13944" 1885:"No. 15304" 1865:"No. 13902" 1840:"No. 13902" 1820:"No. 15187" 1788:"No. 13819" 1768:"No. 14042" 1748:"No. 13941" 1725:"No. 15188" 1674:"No. 20939" 1654:"No. 20939" 1472:Lauretsinus 1403:Good Intent 1192:during the 1186:River Plate 1153:Tape-a-Bord 1063:recaptured 1035:(28 July), 1031:(28 July), 981:Baure Paire 917:on 2 July. 903:St. Vincent 845:St. Antoine 824:James Young 573:On 7 June, 509:hired armed 458:Horstfelder 232:12 ft 210:36 ft 110:Honours and 21:HMS Unicorn 2817:1794 ships 2806:Categories 2573:References 1630:Paul Jones 1626:Paul Jones 1602:Paul Jones 1278:Imperieuse 1069:Hirondelle 1049:Magicienne 1039:(1 July), 1005:St. Claire 944:Providence 746:Enterprise 742:Enterprise 686:Proserpine 682:Proserpine 310:Royal Navy 297:fifth-rate 274:carronades 97:March 1792 2601:162389206 1640:Citations 1624:captured 1619:HMS  1495:Belle Île 1452:In April 1443:Alexander 1362:Esperence 1335:Post-ship 1331:Esperence 1327:Île de Ré 1323:Esperence 1256:captured 1238:captured 1129:captured 1009:Henrietta 915:Aix Roads 730:Freiheden 676:escaped. 668:captured 634:. Before 480:Trondheim 251:Sail plan 94:Laid down 2772:Beaulieu 2667:project. 1621:Leonidas 1515:Deptford 1387:Industry 1344:en flute 1325:off the 1310:Captain 1267:In 1809 1126:Antelope 1033:Revanche 1001:Nochelle 997:Felicite 971:In June 953:Beaulieu 939:Amethyst 886:Nochette 878:Nochette 817:Somerset 539:Seahorse 507:and the 450:Crumhout 407:Cromhout 403:Crumhout 399:Cromhout 387:Seahorse 320:and the 261:Armament 102:Launched 2755:Unicorn 1606:Miranda 1598:Miranda 1566:⁄ 1551:⁄ 1511:Unicorn 1499:Unicorn 1491:Unicorn 1487:Unicorn 1480:Miranda 1476:Unicorn 1458:Unicorn 1456:, with 1439:Quimper 1435:St Malo 1427:Unicorn 1411:Manlius 1407:Unicorn 1399:Manlius 1383:Unicorn 1368:Unicorn 1358:Unicorn 1319:Unicorn 1287:Unicorn 1269:Unicorn 1248:Unicorn 1244:Unicorn 1236:Cossack 1228:Tigress 1214:Cossack 1182:Unicorn 1176:Galatea 1172:Unicorn 1161:Unicorn 1145:leagues 1141:Unicorn 1137:Unicorn 1121:Unicorn 1093:Unicorn 1082:Unicorn 1077:Unicorn 1061:Unicorn 1053:Unicorn 1025:Unicorn 1021:Rancune 1017:Unicorn 985:Rosalie 977:Rosalie 973:Unicorn 963:Huzelle 958:Huzelle 948:Unicorn 934:Huzelle 930:Huzelle 922:Unicorn 911:Unicorn 907:Unicorn 899:Unicorn 895:Unicorn 869:Defence 863:Fisgard 849:Unicorn 835:Unicorn 828:Unicorn 807:Unicorn 803:Unicorn 787:Unicorn 765:Unicorn 757:Unicorn 738:Unicorn 699:Unicorn 659:Tribune 651:Unicorn 644:Tribune 640:Tribune 636:Unicorn 632:Tribune 628:Unicorn 622:In the 612:Tribune 597:Unicorn 589:Unicorn 575:Unicorn 564:Unicorn 562:by HMS 559:Tribune 547:Abeille 521:Unicorn 504:Penguin 495:Unicorn 488:Ålesund 421:Unicorn 392:Unicorn 390:, when 376:Unicorn 353:Unicorn 341:Unicorn 333:Unicorn 314:Chatham 308:of the 306:frigate 292:Unicorn 241:⁄ 219:⁄ 197:⁄ 172:⁄ 157:frigate 149:32-gun 83:Builder 75:Ordered 69:Unicorn 45:History 38:Unicorn 2780:Artios 2741:Pallas 2727:Pallas 2647:  2628:  2599:  1592:, and 1543:Gascon 1416:Scylla 1376:Gascon 1372:Gascon 1339:Laurel 1304:Caesar 1298:Pallas 1295:, and 1253:Thisbe 1240:Mouche 1157:Samana 1041:Joseph 1037:Alerte 1029:Girone 1011:, and 993:Oiseau 926:Ursule 857:Renown 812:Apollo 799:Eclair 691:Amelia 674:Legere 670:Tamise 647:struck 617:Legere 606:Tamise 512:cutter 499:Thames 484:Bergen 476:Scipio 472:Scipio 467:Scipio 462:Komeet 454:Komeet 443:Comeet 428:Komeet 364:Latona 358:Scipio 303:-class 301:Pallas 185:Length 154:-class 152:Pallas 112:awards 2782:class 2597:S2CID 1521:Notes 1467:Laura 1433:, of 1413:with 1292:Aigle 1242:with 1208:Comet 1202:Seine 1057:Union 965:' 882:Brest 851:' 795:Druid 791:Doris 782:Druid 776:Doris 773:with 750:Brest 712:Orion 706:Eliza 678:Dryad 566:, by 543:Dryad 535:Diana 530:Dryad 436:Comet 432:Comet 419:Then 409:' 381:Diana 2770:HMS 2748:Stag 2645:ISBN 2626:ISBN 1594:Mary 1506:Fate 1462:Hébé 1454:Stag 1425:and 1422:Stag 1391:Jane 1250:and 1211:and 1123:and 1045:Vivo 950:and 928:(or 866:and 793:and 779:and 609:and 599:and 577:and 537:and 486:and 464:and 441:HMS 430:(or 425:brig 384:and 369:Mary 361:and 349:Cork 290:HMS 207:Beam 133:Fate 67:HMS 64:Name 2589:doi 2526:hdl 1395:Fly 1260:or 1015:. 525:Fox 516:Fox 401:or 166:791 2808:: 2595:. 2585:95 2583:. 2546:. 2520:. 2488:. 2454:. 2421:. 2401:. 2381:. 2361:. 2341:. 2321:. 2301:. 2281:. 2249:. 2229:. 2209:. 2189:. 2160:. 2140:. 2120:. 2100:. 2080:. 2060:. 2028:. 1996:. 1976:. 1947:. 1927:. 1907:. 1887:. 1867:. 1854:^ 1842:. 1822:. 1790:. 1770:. 1750:. 1739:^ 1727:. 1688:^ 1676:. 1656:. 1586:, 1559:10 1553:94 1549:69 1364:. 1329:. 1289:, 1275:. 1264:. 1231:. 1205:, 1196:. 1178:. 1133:. 1071:. 1007:, 1003:, 999:, 995:, 991:, 987:, 979:, 897:. 884:. 860:, 789:, 694:. 626:, 619:. 549:. 533:, 527:, 523:, 519:. 490:. 470:. 452:, 446:. 405:. 355:, 279:Fc 270:QD 179:bm 174:94 2718:e 2711:t 2704:v 2653:. 2634:. 2603:. 2591:: 2532:. 2528:: 1568:2 1564:1 1561:+ 414:£ 243:4 239:3 236:+ 234:5 221:4 217:3 214:+ 212:2 199:4 195:3 192:+ 190:8 170:3 23:.

Index

HMS Unicorn

Chatham Dockyard
Naval General Service Medal
Pallas-class
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bm
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QD
carronades
Fc
fifth-rate
Pallas-class
frigate
Royal Navy
Chatham
French Revolutionary Wars
Napoleonic Wars
Thomas Williams
Western Approaches
Cork
Scipio
Latona
Diana
Seahorse
East Indiaman
£
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HMS Comeet
Scipio

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