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Naval History of Great Britain - Vol II
Appendix 389

No. 15.

See p. 252.

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 1798.

    Name. How, when, and where lost.

Gun-ship

  
120   Orient Destroyed by fire, August 1, in the action with Rear-admiral Nelson's fleet, in Aboukir bay.
80 (K) Franklin Captured on the same occasion.
Tonnant
74 (M) Aquilon
Spartiate
(O) Conquérant
Peuple-Souverain
... Guerrier
... Heureux
... Mercure
... Timoléon Destroyed on the same occasion by her own crew, after having been run on shore.
(M) Hercule Captured, April 21 by the Mars 74, near the Bec du Raz, coast of France.
Hoche Captured October 12, by Sir John Borlase Warren's squadron, on the north-west coast of Ireland.
... Quatorze-Juillet Accidentally burnt, May 1, at Lorient.

Gun-frigate

  

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 (Z) Loire Captured, October 18, by the Anson 44, off coast of Ireland.
Seine Captured, June 30, by the Jason and Pique frigates, in the Passage Breton, coast of France.
(B) Immortalité Captured, October 20, by the Fisgard 38, near Brest.

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