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by William James |
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A list of ships and vessels late belonging to the British navy, captured, destroyed, wrecked, foundered, or accidentally burnt, during the year 1811.
| Name. | Commander | How, when, and where lost | ||||||
| Gun-frig | ||||||||
| 38 | Z |
Guerrière | Jas. Richard Dacres | Captured August 19, by the American 44-gun frigate Constitution, lat. 41° north, long. 55° west. | ||||
| Java | Henry Lambert | Captured, December 29, by the same frigate off St.-Salvador. | ||||||
| Laurel | S. Campbell Rowley | Wrecked, January 31 on the Govivas rock, in the Teigneuse passage : crew saved, except 96 made prisoners. | ||||||
| Macedonian | John Surman Cardan | Captured, October 25, by the American 44-gun frigate United-States, lat. 290° north, long. 290° 30' west. | ||||||
| 36 |
C |
Manilla | John Joyce | Wrecked, January 28, on the Haak sand, Texel: crew except twelve, saved, but made prisoners. | ||||
| 28 | I |
Barbadoes | Thomas Huskisson | Wrecked, September 28, on the north-west bar of Sable island: crew, except one, saved. | ||||
| G.sh.-slp. | ||||||||
| 16 | V |
Alert | T. L. P. Langharne | Captured, August 13, by the American 32-grin frigate Essex, off the coast of North America. | ||||
| Avenger | Urry Johnson | Wrecked, October 8, going into Newfoundland: crew saved. | ||||||
| Gun_bg.-slp. | ||||||||
| 18 | Y |
Belette | David Sloane | Wrecked, November 24, on the rocks, off the island of Lessee in the Kattegat: crew, except five, perished. | ||||
| Emulous | W. Howe Mulcaster | Wrecked, August 3 on Sable island: crew saved. | ||||||
| Frolic | Thomas Whinyates | Captured, October 18, by the American ship-sloop Wasp, lat. 360° north, long 64° west, but recaptured same day by Poictiers 74. | ||||||
Gun-b.-slp. |
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| 16 | a |
Fly | Henry Higman | Wrecked, February 29, on the Knobber reef, on the east point of the island of Anholt crew saved. | ||||
| Magnet | F. Moore Maurice | Foundered, as is supposed, on her passage to Halifax. | ||||||
| Skylark | James Boxer | Wrecked, May 3, near Boulogne : crew saved. | ||||||
| F. S. | e |
Ephera Thomas | Thomas Everard | Wrecked, December 26 (181l), near Cadiz : crew saved. | ||||
| Gun-brig | ||||||||
| 12 | g |
Attack | R. W. Simmonds | Captured, August 19, by a squadron of 14 Danish gun-boats, off Foreness. | ||||
| Encounter | Jas. Hugh Talbot. | Wrecked, July 11, in an attempt to cut out some vessels at San-Lucar, coast of Spain. | ||||||
| Exertion | James Murray | Wrecked, July 8, in the river Elbe, and afterwards destroyed by the boats of that ship. | ||||||
| Plumper | James Bray | Wrecked December 5, in the bay of Fundy : crew part saved. | ||||||
| Sentinel | W. Elletson King | Wrecked, October 10 on the shoals off the island of Rugen : crew saved. | ||||||
| Gun-cut. | ||||||||
| 10 | l |
Alban | W. Sturg. Key | Wrecked, December 18, near Aldborough : crew, except two, perished. | ||||
| Laura | C. Newton Hunter | Captured, September 8, by the Diligent, French privateer, coast of North America. | ||||||
| Nimble | John Reynolds | Foundered, November 6, in a gale in the Kattegat: crew saved. | ||||||
| 4 | o |
Chubb | Samuel Nisbett | Foundered, August 14, near Halifax : crew perished. | ||||
| Porgey | (name unknown) | Foundered, date unknown, in the West Indies. | ||||||
| Whiting | Lewis Maxey | Captured, August 22, by the Diligent French privateer, coast of North America. | ||||||
ABSTRACT
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Lost through the enemy |
Lost through accident |
Total | ||||
| Capt. | Dest. | Wrecked | Foundered | Burnt | ||
| Ships of the line |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
| Ships under the line |
8 |
... |
14 |
4 |
... |
26 |
| Total . . |
8 |
... |
14 |
4 |
... |
26 |
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