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Kite

 

16-gun brig-sloop

  • Launched in 1795.
  • Sold in September 1805.
  • In June 1801, she took Nelson back to England from the Baltic.

Career:

  • 6th March 1796: With the Andromeda frigate, took the Dutch 36-gun frigate Zephier.
  • May 1798: Part of the expedition supporting the army in Ostende, Belgium.  (Commander William Brown)
  • June 1801: Carried Nelson back to England from the Baltic.  (Lieut. Stephen Digby)
  • Sept 1803: Involved in the bombardment of Granville, on the Channel coast of France.  (Commander Philip Pipon)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

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