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Naval History of Great Britain - Vol I
Appendix

No. 18. 		393

See p. 305.

A list of ships of the line and frigates, late belonging to the French navy, captured, destroyed, wrecked, foundered, or accidentally burnt, during the year 1795.

Gun-ship How, when, and where lost.
  80     (K)   Ca-Ira Captured, March 14, by Vice-admiral Hotham's fleet, off Genoa .
  ... Scipion Foundered in a gale of wind, in January.
  ... Neuf-Thermidor
74 ... Superhe
... Neptune Wrecked, some time in January in the bay of Audierne, coast of France.
(M) Censeur Captured along with the Ca-Ira.
(L) Formidable Captured June 23 by Lord Bridport fleet, off l'Orient
(M) Tigre
(0) Alexandre
... Alcide Captured, July 13, by Vice-admiral Hotham's fleet, but immediately afterwards caught fire, and blew up : about half of the crew perished
Gun-frig.  
40 (Z) Minerve Captured, June 24, by the Lowestoffe and Dido frigates, in the

Mediterranean.

30 ... Galathée Wrecked, April 23, near the Penmarcks
... Duquesne Captured, January 5, by the Bellona 74, in the West Indies.
(D) Gloire Captured April 10, by the Astræa 32, in the Channel.
Gentille Captured April 11 by the Hannibal 74, in the Channel.
Pique Captured, January 6, by the Blanche 32, in the West Indies.
... Iphigénie Captured, Feb. 10, by a Spanish squadron under Admiral Langara, Mediterranean.
... Droits-du-Peuple Wrecked, in November, off Drontheim, coast of Norway.
26 (I) Tourterelle Captured, March 13, by the Lively 32, off Ushant.

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