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The date of
January 1780 is almost certainly a mistake, with January perhaps more correctly reading June or July. The other vessels mentioned in the item were on the North America station, and
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returned to
Britain and was paid off in January 1784. She underwent a small repair between 1783 and 1784, followed by a larger one between 1790 and 1793, after which she was fitted out at
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harbour. Efforts were made to save her, but they were futile and she was abandoned as a wreck. A court martial on 3 February acquitted Hunt of blame.
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On 10 September
Admiral Graves received two letters from Biggs dated 10 September, at Boston. Biggs mentioned that together with the armed ship
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passed under the command of
Captain Robert Biggs. She was among the vessels sharing in the proceeds of the capture in January 1780 of the brig
288:, some of which the Royal Navy then took into service. On the other hand, she also captured many American merchant vessels, most of them small.
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She was commissioned in May 1778 under the command of
Captain Thomas Gaborian. She initially operated as part of the squadron off
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into navy service on 22 July 1778, having cost a total of £12,737.6.6d to build, including the cost of fitting out and coppering.
896:, under Captain John Child Purvis. On 23 July 1793 she arrived at Portsmouth from Lymington under the command of Captain Bowyer.
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primarily in the economic war. On the one hand she protected the trade by capturing or assisting at the capture of a number of
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the following month. Hunt sailed her to the
Mediterranean where she was on the Toulon station with Vice Admiral
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had captured four prizes. Then on 4 September she had encountered a French ship of the line and a frigate off
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This could be a mistake, confusing both the name, "Robert George" for "Rupert George", and the time.
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and several other vessels to attempt to intercept some French reinforcements from entering Boston.
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there on 2 July 1777. She was built under the supervision of Master
Shipwright Adam Hayes, and was
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on 3 April off the
Chesapeake. She was in ballast. Five days later the same two captured the brig
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may have come under the command of
Captain Robert George temporarily in November 1781.
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She came under the command of Captain James Dickinson in April 1794, and then Captain
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were off Match Springs when they captured three vessels on their way to Philadelphia.
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was wrecked after striking an uncharted submerged shoal whilst entering
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shared in the capture. The Royal Navy took her into service as the
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to North America in May that year. On her arrival she joined
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was recommissioned in April 1793 with the outbreak of the
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into New York where she was condemned and sold in March.
454:. The squadron that Arbuthnot sent to Boston recaptured
499:, but then sold her in 1783, after the end of the war.
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851:, captured the former Massachusetts privateer and now
692:, a sloop of 10 guns, was the Massachusetts privateer
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into the Royal Navy and sold her on 21 October 1784.
377:, which had "eight ransomers" aboard. Then on 6 July
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British Warship Losses in the Age of Sail, 1650-1859
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369:, in the capture on 24 May of the French privateers
557:, of 100 tons, nine men, carrying beef, port, etc.;
551:, of 70 tons, eight men, carrying beef, port, etc.;
843:American records show that in late January 1783,
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587:privateer, of 40 tons, 30 men, and eight guns.
1379:
1389:(Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing.
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172:114 ft 3 in (34.8 m) (gundeck)
884:
545:, privateer of 300 tons, 20 men and 22 guns;
662:were carrying rum and dry goods. The sloop
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950:did not come into British hands until May.
331:. There she captured the French privateer
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700:captured on 19 October. The British took
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563:, of 90 90 tons, 10 men, carrying plank;
16:For other ships with the same name, see
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944:had not sailed there yet. Furthermore,
597:Between 11 November and 23 March 1782,
569:, of 95 tons, 10 men, carrying tobacco;
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1403:
1362:
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727:. On 5 December she captured the ship
450:shared in the capture of the schooner
777:recaptured (3 September); and lastly,
36:
575:of 100 tons, 11 men, carrying plank;
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303:was ordered on 8 January 1777 from
13:
745:continued to take prizes in 1782:
14:
1492:
601:took three vessels: the schooner
534:Between 20 August and 31 October
215:10 ft 3 in (3.1 m)
207:7 ft 10 in (2.4 m)
666:was carrying sugar and coffee.
37:
1336:
1332:. 23 September 1783. p. 5.
1316:
1312:. 23 September 1783. p. 4.
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1232:. 21 September 1782. p. 1.
1216:
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1089:. 22 September 1781. p. 1.
953:
581:, carrying tobacco; and lastly,
436:. One month later, on 30 July,
243:Upper deck: 22 × 9-pounder guns
1408:. Rotherfield: Jean Boudriot.
1252:. 1 February 1785. p. 66.
1189:. 23 April 1782. pp. 2–3.
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1021:. 16 November 1779. p. 5.
1005:
1001:. 16 November 1779. p. 4.
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296:Construction and commissioning
1:
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1352:. 28 October 1783. p. 2.
1109:. 3 November 1781. p. 4.
1041:. 29 March 1785. p. 162.
676:shared in the capture of the
189: in (28.7 m) (keel)
1292:. 19 August 1783. p. 5.
1272:. 19 August 1783. p. 3.
966:
872:American War of Independence
605:(12 January), and the brigs
7:
1129:. 16 March 1782. p. 1.
898:New Forest Military Archive
538:made a number of captures:
292:was wrecked early in 1794.
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1481:Maritime incidents in 1794
1466:Porcupine-class post ships
1212:. 18 June 1782. p. 5.
1064:. 31 July 1781. p. 4.
113:Wrecked on 30 January 1794
15:
1404:Hepper, David J. (1994).
894:French Revolutionary Wars
885:French Revolutionary Wars
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1446:National Maritime Museum
1152:National Maritime Museum
1148:Warship Histories, vol v
927:
816:alone captured the ship
623:then took the privateer
315:on 28 May 1778. She was
280:. She served during the
118:General characteristics
1471:Ships built in Deptford
1427:. Seaforth Publishing.
1383:; Warlow, Ben (2006) .
1141:"NMM, vessel ID 379837"
911:
199:32 ft (9.8 m)
1423:Winfield, Rif (2008).
339:shared with the sloop
870:After the end of the
476:captured her off the
446:, and the armed ship
417:In June 1781 Admiral
387:captured the shallop
522:French frigate
464:On 7 September 1781
389:Samuel and Elizabeth
249:: 2 × 6-pounder guns
916:On 30 January 1794
808:captured the sloop
527:on 2 September off
282:American Revolution
1349:The London Gazette
1329:The London Gazette
1309:The London Gazette
1289:The London Gazette
1269:The London Gazette
1249:The London Gazette
1229:The London Gazette
1209:The London Gazette
1186:The London Gazette
1126:The London Gazette
1106:The London Gazette
1086:The London Gazette
1061:The London Gazette
1038:The London Gazette
1018:The London Gazette
998:The London Gazette
711:captured the brig
672:and the privateer
609:(13 February) and
432:captured the brig
345:, and the cutters
1450:Warship Histories
1448:, as part of the
1434:978-1-86176-246-7
1396:978-1-86176-281-8
832:, and the sloops
520:had captured the
305:Deptford Dockyard
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707:On 12 November,
419:Mariot Arbuthnot
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1163:. Retrieved
1156:the original
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902:Anthony Hunt
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820:, the brigs
818:Salem Packet
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102:Commissioned
97:22 July 1778
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22:
1344:"No. 12488"
1324:"No. 12478"
1304:"No. 12478"
1284:"No. 12468"
1264:"No. 12468"
1244:"No. 12618"
1224:"No. 12333"
1204:"No. 12306"
1181:"No. 12290"
1121:"No. 12279"
1101:"No. 12239"
1081:"No. 12227"
1056:"No. 12212"
1033:"No. 12634"
1013:"No. 12070"
993:"No. 12032"
890:Amphitritie
858:. She sent
729:Bellisarius
721:Rattlesnake
719:, the ship
496:Bellisarius
461:on 7 July.
428:On 30 June
354:Flying Fish
175:94 ft
89:28 May 1778
81:2 July 1777
1476:1778 ships
1460:Categories
1373:References
942:Amphitrite
918:Amphitrite
875:Amphitrite
847:, Captain
845:Amphitrite
814:Amphitrite
788:Amphitrite
775:Enterprise
770:(25 June);
752:(4 March);
743:Amphitrite
709:Amphitrite
698:Amphitrite
648:Amphitrite
633:Cape Henry
615:Amphitrite
599:Amphitrite
592:Amphitrite
543:Experiment
536:Amphitrite
524:Magicienne
508:Amphitrite
492:sixth rate
482:Amphitrite
470:Belisarius
444:Amphitrite
430:Amphitrite
423:Amphitrite
414:squadron.
408:Amphitrite
396:Amphitrite
379:Amphitrite
337:Amphitrite
301:Amphitrite
290:Amphitrite
286:privateers
278:Royal Navy
271:sixth-rate
260:Amphitrite
230:Complement
134:sixth-rate
54:Amphitrite
967:Citations
822:Amsterdam
781:Vigilante
758:22 April;
717:Salisbury
713:Adventure
694:Amsterdam
646:On 2 May
549:Endeavour
468:captured
456:HMS
434:Adventure
404:Jolly Tar
371:Dunkerque
360:Sprightly
329:the Downs
309:laid down
274:post ship
266:Porcupine
220:Sail plan
137:post ship
129:Porcupine
94:Completed
78:Laid down
1452:project.
879:Woolwich
768:Franklin
733:Marianne
702:Observer
696:, which
689:Observer
680:and the
625:Franklin
561:St. John
529:Cape Ann
512:Cape Ann
458:Atalanta
412:Graves's
394:In 1780
313:launched
238:Armament
105:May 1778
86:Launched
1165:30 July
922:Leghorn
830:Minerva
826:Dolphin
737:Neptune
731:, brig
725:Phoenix
678:Adriana
660:Adriana
652:Amphion
620:Amphion
585:Revenge
573:Dolphin
567:Minerva
517:Chatham
452:Neptune
384:Rambler
348:Griffin
276:of the
204:Draught
184:⁄
152:⁄
126:24-gun
68:Builder
60:Ordered
32:History
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860:Apollo
856:Apollo
828:, and
805:Thames
802:, and
762:Nymphe
750:Betsey
669:Hornet
641:Nymphe
631:, off
603:Betsey
487:Savage
363:, and
333:Agneau
323:Career
307:, and
268:-class
167:Length
131:-class
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793:Fowey
773:ship
756:Peggy
682:Alpin
674:Digby
664:Alpin
637:Patty
611:Peggy
607:Sally
555:Union
474:Medea
466:Medea
439:Medea
421:sent
400:Kitty
366:Wells
342:Fairy
1429:ISBN
1410:ISBN
1391:ISBN
1167:2011
912:Fate
906:Hood
836:and
834:Dove
810:Lark
799:Hope
650:and
629:Gale
617:and
579:Nero
484:and
373:and
258:HMS
196:Beam
110:Fate
52:HMS
49:Name
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146:513
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