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In the following and every similar list, the alphabetical letter refers to the vessel's class in the Annual Abstracts, and the names in italics point out which of the vessels had been captured from the enemy.
A list of ships and vessels, late belonging to the British navy, captured, destroyed, wrecked, foundered, or accidentally burnt, during the year 1793:
| Gun-ship | ||||
| 74 | (M) | Scipion | Captain Degoy | Accidentally burnt, Nov. 20, in Leghorn roads: crew saved. |
| Gun-frigate | ||||
| 32 | (H) | Thames | Captain Jas. Cotes | Captured, Oct. 4, by a squadron of French frigates. |
| G. P. sh. | ||||
| 24 | (K) | Hyena | Captain W. Hargood | Captured May 27, by the French frigate Concorde. |
| Gun-brig-slp. | ||||
| 14 | (b) | Alerte | (not in commission) | Captured, December 13, by the French on retaking Toulon. |
| F.S. | (e) | Conflagration | Capt. J. Loring | Destroyed, Dec. 18, by the British at Toulon, to prevent capture. |
| Vulcan | Capt. Charles Hare | Destroyed, Dec. 18, in firing the French ships. | ||
| Gun-cut. | ||||
| 14 | (i) | Pigmy | Lieut. A. Pullibank | Wrecked in Dec. on the Motherbank: crew, except seven, saved. |
| 4 | (o) | Advice | Lieut. Edward Tyrrel | Wrecked in Dec. to leeward of Key-Bokell, Honduras: crew saved. |
| Vipêre | (name unknown) | Wrecked in Dec. in Hières bay: crew saved. | ||
| Vlïgilante | (ditto) | Captured as Alerte | ||
| ABSTRACT | ||||||
| Lost through the enemy. | Lost through accident | |||||
| Captured | Destroyed | Wrecked. | Foundered | Burnt. | Total. | |
| Ships of the line | … | … | … | … | 1 | 1 |
| Ships under the line | 4 | 2 | 3 | … | ... | 9 |
| Total | 4 | 2 | 3 | … | I | 10 |
Appendix No. 11.
See p. 132
| £ | s. | d. | |
| For the pay and maintenance of 72,885 seamen and 12,115 marines | 4,420,000 | 0 | 0 |
| For the ordinary expenses of the navy, including the half-pay to sea and marine officers | 558,021 | 11 | 9 |
| For the extraordinaries; including the building and repairing of ships, and other extra works | 547,310 | 0 | 0 |
| Total supplies granted for the sea-service £ | 5,525,331 | 11 | 3 |
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