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in a line ahead, expecting that he would engage in a long-range artillery duel. Instead, Hawke made the signal for a general chase, freeing his captains from the constraints of a formal battle; the
British then overhauled the French line and enveloped it from rear to van, capturing six ships. Around
334:
was built by shipwrights James Taylor and John
Randall of Rotherhithe, and was initially intended to be a private merchant craft. The Royal Navy purchased the half-built vessel on 22 April 1745 and hired Taylor and Randall to complete her for naval service. The fee for the vessel and her completion
369:, although in practice she carried only sixteen cannons with the remaining ports left unused. Despite this, at the time of her launch she was the most heavily armed sloop in the Navy. Her designated complement was 110 officers and
834:
reached the
Caribbean before most of the French convoy; the Royal Navy squadron based in the Leeward Islands put immediately to sea and was successful in intercepting 40 French ships and taking 900 prisoners.
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Once ownership of the vessel had passed into Navy hands, Randall and Taylor were directed to complete her in accordance with an experimental design, as the Royal Navy's first three-masted
405:
Thomas Craven, entering Royal Navy service at the height of the War of
Austrian Succession which pitted coalitions broadly comprising France, Prussia and Spain, against Britain, the
790:
returned to port at
Plymouth, where Barrington was replaced by Commander John Midwinter. There she remained until 30 August when she was joined to a squadron under Admiral
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in
December 1757. The ship warned the island's governor that nearby French islands were being blockaded and any ships attempting to defy the blockade would be attacked.
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During the battle the merchant convoy, and the remaining two French naval vessels, had escaped to the west with the intention of reaching the French
Caribbean.
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sloop. This proved sufficiently successful that from 1756 ship rigging became the standard for all subsequent 14-gun and 16-gun sloops in Royal Navy hands.
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was launched on 22 May 1745 and sailed to
Deptford Dockyard for fitout and to take on armament and crew. She was formally commissioned on 24 June under
865:
312:
in 1745, she remained in
British service until 1779 and captured a total of 11 enemy vessels. She was also present, but not actively engaged, at the
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immediately allocated her the role of carrying messages between his ships of the line. On the morning of 14 October the fleet was offshore from
937:
826:
had been too small to join the line of battle the previous day, but
Admiral Hawke now deputised her to sail in haste for the Royal Navy's
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when it encountered a French force of eight ships of the line, escorting a convoy of 252 merchant vessels. Hawke approached from the
486:
s crew as fighting "very bravely for a considerable time," before the advantage swung to the British with the arrival of the 58-gun
452:
s approach was slowed by light winds. The French vessel escaped only after throwing its cannons overboard to increase its speed.
313:
143:
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916:. The French took their prize to the Antilles where she was disarmed and her guns transferred to Admiral
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depth of 12 ft 0 in (3.7 m). She was constructed with eighteen broadside gunports and two
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418:
305:
479:, and opened fire despite being considerably outgunned. A contemporaneous newspaper report describes
309:
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to patrol for enemy privateers. The new-built sloop was swiftly in action, capturing the privateer
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was 94 ft 6.75 in (28.8 m) long with a 76 ft 4.5 in (23.3 m) keel, a
854:'s appearance caused a panic on the island with the governor temporarily halting outgoing trade.
402:
497:
8:
1351:
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sloop. The quarterdeck was lengthened from the original plans in order to incorporate a
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British Warships of the Age of Sail 1714–1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates
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in the Channel on 23 November. In February 1746 Craven was replaced by Lieutenant
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on 8 October. In November she encountered a large 30-gun French privateer in the
358:
794:, with orders to reinforce a British fleet in position off the French island of
847:
802:
did not reach her destination until 26 September. The fleet commander, Admiral
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4,000 French sailors were captured or killed, against 757 British casualties.
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903:
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was captured by the French in 1779, and was later sold into private hands.
1114:. Stamford, Lincolnshire: Frances Howgrave. 4 December 1746. pp. 2–3
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343:
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La Marine de Louis XVI: Nomenclature des navires français de 1774 à 1792
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496:. The privateer turned to flee but was driven ashore and wrecked near
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with a message advising the likely course of the French convoy.
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on 1 April. One further privateer narrowly avoided capture off
1199:. Derby, United Kingdom: S. Drewry. 11 March 1747. p. 1
1083:. Glasgow, Scotland: Matthew Simson. 7 April 1746. p. 1
938:"Purchasing Power of British Pounds from 1264 to Present"
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was £2,387, or the equivalent of £361,000 in 2015 terms.
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back into active service. The 8-gun French privateer
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squadron. They then sold her at Guadeloupe in 1781.
906:when she was captured by the 32-gun French frigate
536:, when she encountered and defeated the privateers
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361:of 27 ft 6.25 in (8.3884 m), and a
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875:, but the approach of the other British escorts,
503:At the end of the year Commander Palliser was to
1338:
529:was off the Dutch coastline and in company with
1022:. Francis Howgrave. 28 November 1745. p. 3
206:94 ft 6.75 in (28.8 m) (gundeck)
373:from 1745 to 1749, rising to 125 thereafter.
1286:. Oxford, United Kingdom: Clarendon Press.
1269:. Oxford, United Kingdom: Clarendon Press.
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798:. Poor weather delayed the voyage, and
144:Second Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747)
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437:was captured on 27 March, followed by
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394:was commissioned for service in 1745.
39:
1192:"Letter from Antigua, dated Jan. 21"
871:. In the ensuing battle she damaged
219:27 ft 6.25 in (8.4 m)
13:
842:, Commodore John Moore dispatched
733:Privateer: 30 guns, "well manned"
381:
153:13 January 1779 by French frigate
14:
1368:
1076:"Letter from Portsmouth, April 7"
227:12 ft 0 in (3.7 m)
66:James Taylor & John Randall,
1048:"Captures by British Men of War"
902:was off the Caribbean island of
314:Second Battle of Cape Finisterre
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413:. Craven's orders were to take
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390:Waterfront at Deptford, where
298:War of the Austrian Succession
1:
1168:Mackay 1965, pp. 69–71, 83–84
1055:. 6 June 1746. pp. 44–45
923:
417:into the English Channel and
330:The vessel that would become
609:Privateer: 8 guns, 110 crew
7:
1301:The Sloop of War, 1650-1763
1282:Mackay, Ruddock F. (1965).
1265:Mackay, Ruddock F. (1965).
630:Privateer: 4 guns, 57 crew
507:and assigned to the 70-gun
10:
1373:
1357:Ships built in Rotherhithe
429:, who immediately pressed
306:American Revolutionary War
77:22 May 1745 at Rotherhithe
18:
1246:Demerliac, Alain (1996).
459:capturing the privateers
162:
34:
30:
1347:Sloops of the Royal Navy
1299:McLaughlin, Ian (2014).
1220:The Pennsylvania Gazette
814:while the French sailed
563:Nationality (home port)
521:was taken by Commander
163:General characteristics
16:Sloop of the Royal Navy
1318:Winfield, Rif (2007).
1218:"Boston, January 16".
1141:Mackay 1965, pp. 60–63
1000:McLaughlin 2014, p.216
940:. MeasuringWorth. 2016
395:
1232:Demerliac 1996, p. 72
1150:Mackay 1965, pp.69–71
1015:"London, November 26"
991:Winfield 2007, p. 273
467:on 3 August and both
389:
1112:The Stamford Mercury
548:Vessels captured by
498:Port-Louis, Morbihan
445:in early April when
262:16 × 6-pounder guns
1132:Winfield 2007, p.50
912:, under Lieutenant
857:On 7 September the
724:Late November 1746
553:
525:. On 24 April 1747
1250:. Éditions OMEGA.
1222:. 9 February 1758.
1053:The Scots Magazine
606:French (Bordeaux)
547:
396:
1197:The Derby Mercury
1180:Mackay 1965, p.85
1159:MacKay 1965, p.72
1107:"London, Nov. 25"
784:
783:
585:French (Dunkirk)
577:23 November 1745
523:Samuel Barrington
407:Habsburg monarchy
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703:8 October 1746
682:8 October 1746
517:; his place on
493:Princess Louisa
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247:110 (1745–1749)
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904:St Eustatius
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894:Final voyage
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816:close-hauled
804:Edward Hawke
799:
792:Peter Warren
787:
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768:La Charlotte
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623:La Charmante
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101:Commissioned
56:
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1087:27 November
1059:27 November
1026:27 November
944:19 November
918:d'Estaing's
890:to retire.
838:During the
747:La Gorgonne
665:Le Delangle
602:La Revanche
552:in 1745–47
538:La Gorgonne
488:fourth rate
465:Le Delangle
435:La Revanche
367:bow chasers
344:mizzen mast
340:ship rigged
267:swivel guns
265:14 × ½-pdr
138:Honours and
68:Rotherhithe
1352:1745 ships
1341:Categories
1257:2906381233
1203:28 January
1118:28 January
924:References
775:Privateer
754:Privateer
736:Destroyed
714:Privateer
707:La Jeantie
693:Privateer
686:La Fortune
672:Privateer
651:Privateer
644:L'Epervier
588:Privateer
473:La Jeantie
469:La Fortune
461:L'Epervier
353:As built,
294:Royal Navy
290:ship-sloop
242:Complement
173:ship-sloop
109:In service
21:HMS Weazel
1292:463252609
1275:463252609
886:, forced
877:HMS
866:HMS
859:USS
778:Captured
757:Captured
717:Captured
696:Captured
675:Captured
654:Captured
633:Captured
612:Captured
591:Captured
581:Le Renard
531:HMS
512:HMS
491:HMS
423:Le Renard
419:the Downs
403:Commander
316:in 1747.
232:Sail plan
123:1769–1779
120:1757–1764
117:1752–1756
114:1745–1749
82:Completed
909:Boudeuse
898:In 1779
443:Spithead
409:and the
348:snow rig
310:Launched
304:and the
257:Armament
236:Ship rig
156:Boudeuse
150:Captured
104:May 1745
93:Acquired
74:Launched
914:Grenier
888:Raleigh
861:Raleigh
812:leeward
772:French
751:French
730:French
711:French
690:French
669:French
648:French
627:French
514:Captain
371:ratings
292:of the
188:⁄
171:16-gun
63:Builder
35:History
1326:
1307:
1290:
1273:
1254:
900:Weazel
884:Weazel
852:Weazel
844:Weazel
832:Weazel
824:Weazel
800:Weazel
796:Ushant
788:Weazel
550:Weazel
527:Weazel
519:Weazel
481:Weazel
457:Weazel
447:Weazel
431:Weazel
415:Weazel
399:Weazel
392:Weazel
355:Weazel
332:Weazel
320:Weazel
300:, the
285:Weazle
279:Weazel
201:Length
140:awards
57:Weazel
879:Camel
873:Druid
868:Druid
572:Ref.
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