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32-gun 5th rate frigate

  • Launched in France in 1796.
  • Sold in May 1802
  • She carried Vice-Admiral Nelson for two days, 27th - 29th July 1801, with Thomas Hardy as Captain.

Career:

  • 13th April 1796: Captured by a squadron under Sir Edward Pellew in the Channel.
  • 1797: involved in the captures of French privateers La Brunette (10), L'Indienne (16) and La Découverte (18).
  • 2nd Feb 1800: Captured French privateer Persévérance (16) in the Leeward Islands station.

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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