Naval history of Great Britain by William James - Appendix No. 8

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  Appendix No. 8390-392

See page 91

A list of the ships and vessels of the ships late belonging to the British navy, captured to the British navy, destroyed, wrecked, foundered, or accidentally burnt, during the year 1808

Gun - ship Name Commander How, when and where lost
50

T

 Jupiter Hon. E. R. Baker Wrecked, December 10, on a reef of rocks in Vigo bay coast of Spain : crew saved.
Gun-frig.
38

Z

 Leda Rob. Honyman Wrecked, January 31, at the entrance of Milford Haven crew saved.
36

C

 Crescent John Temple Wrecked, December 6, on the coast of Jutland, in a heavy gale: crew, except about twenty, perished
Flora L. Otway Bland Wrecked, January 19, on the coast of Holland : crew, except nine, saved, but made prisoners.
Meleager Fred. Warren Wrecked, July 30, on Barebushkey, Jamaica: crew, except a midshipman and three seamen, saved.
32

H

 Astraea Edm. Heywood Wrecked, May 24, on the rock near the island of Anagada, West Indies : crew, except four, saved.
G.-p.-gb.
22

M

 Banterer Alex. Shippard Wrecked, December 4, in the river St. Lawrence: crew saved.
    Laurel J. C. Woolcombe Captured, September 15, off Isle-de-France, by the French 40-gun frigate Canonnière
20

0

 Micros Archibald Duff Wrecked, March 24, in the bay of Honda, in Cuba: crew saved.
G.-sh. slp.
18

S

 Bermuda W. Henry Bayne Wrecked, April 22, on the Memory rock, Little Bermuda : crew saved.
G.-b.-s1p
18

Y

 Carnation Ch. M. Gregory Captured, October 3, off Martinique, by the French 16-Gun Brig Palinure
Gun-brig. slp
16

a

 Delight Philip Cosby Handfield Wrecked, January 31, on the coast of Calabria.
Delphinen Richard Harvard Wrecked, August 4, onthe coast of Holland.
Electra George Trollope Wrecked, March 25, on the coast of Sicily

crew saved.
Seagull Robert Cathcart Captured, June 19, off the Naze of Norway,

by the Danish 20-gun brig, Lougen and six

gun-boats.
Volador Francis George Dickins Wrecked, October 22, in the gulf of Coro,

West Indies : crew saved.
Gun.brig
4

f

 Hirondelle. Joseph Kidd Wrecked, beginning of March, near Tunis

crew, except four, saved.
12

g

 Maria James James Bennett Captured, September 29, off Guadaloupe, by the French corvette Departement des Landes
Netley Charles Burman Wrecked, July 10, on

the Leeward-island station : crew, except

nine, perished.
Rapid Henry Baugh Destroyed, May 18, by the batteries in the

Tagus, while attempting to cut out two valuable merchantmen.
Sparkler J. S. A. Dennis Wrecked, January 15, on the coast of Holland

crew, except fourteen, saved, but made prisoners.
Tickler J. J. W. Skinner Captured, June 4, in the Great Belt, by four Danish gun-boats.
Tigress Edward Nathaniel Greensword Captured, August 2, in the Great Belt, by

sixteen Danish gun-vessels.
Turbulent. George Wood Captured, June 10, in the bay of Malmo, by a Danish flotilla.
Raposa James Violett Destroyed, February 15, after running aground on a shoal near Carthagena, to prevent capture.
Gun-cut.
12

k

 Millbrook James Leach Wrecked, March 25, on the Burlings: crew saved.
10

1

 Bacchus Henry Murray Captured, date unknown on the Leeward-island station.
Pickle Moses Cannadey Wrecked, July 27, while entering Cadiz with

Despatches,
8

m

 Firefly (name unknown) Wrecked, date unknown West Indies.
Capelin Joseph Bray Wrecked, June 30, on a sunken rock off the entrance of Brest harbour : crew saved.
Crane Joseph Tindale Wrecked, October 26, on the rocks at the West Hoe: crew saved.
Rook James Lawrence Captured, in October, off St.-Domingo, by two French privateers.
Tang (name unknown) Foundered, on her passage from Bermuda

to England: crew perished.
Wigeon George Elliott Wrecked, April 20, on the coast of Scotland, crew saved .

ABSTRACT

 

Lost through the enemy

Lost through accident

  
 

Capt

Dest

Wrecked

Foundered

Burnt

Total
Ships of the line

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...

...

...

...

...
Ships under the line

9

2

22

1

...

34

Total

9

2

22

1

...

34

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