User:Jackyd101/British losses, 1793-1815
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Warships of at least corvette size (20 guns and larger) captured, destroyed or otherwise removed from British military service by enemy action during the French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1801) and Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815), including all subsidiary conflicts and contemporary actions. This list currently reflects article that I have worked on regarding the actions in which these ships were defeated. Britain lost 5 ships of the line (60-80 guns) and 20 frigates (30-56 guns) during the war to enemy action, based on a rough count of the shipping loss tables over the period.
Ships of the line
Ships of 60 to 98 guns.
Date | Ship | Defeated by | Action | Notes | Fate |
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1794-11-06 | HMS Alexander | French | Action of 6 November 1794 | captured, became Alexandre R | |
1795-03-08 | HMS Berwick | French | Action of 8 March 1795 | captured, became Berwick R | |
1795-10-07 | HMS Censeur | French | Battle of the Levant Convoy | captured, became Censeur C | |
1801-06-24 | HMS Swiftsure | French | Action of 24 June 1801 | captured, became Swiftsure R | |
1801-07-06 | HMS Hannibal | French | First Battle of Algeciras | captured, became Annibal |
Fourth rates
Ships of 50 to 58 guns.
Date | Ship | Defeated by | Action | Notes | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1798-08-18 | HMS Leander | French | Action of 18 August 1798 | captured, became Leander R | |
1805-09-26 | HMS Calcutta | French | Allemand's expedition of 1805 | captured, became Calcutta R |
Frigates
Ships of 30 to 44 guns.
Date | Ship | Defeated by | Action | Notes | Fate |
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1793-10-24 | HMS Thames | French | Action of 24 October 1793 | captured, became Tamise R | |
1794-05-10 | HMS Castor | French | Atlantic campaign of May 1794 | captured, became Castor R | |
1797-02-13 | HMS Amazon | French | Action of 13 January 1797 | driven ashore and destroyed | |
1798-06-30 | HMS Pique | French | Action of 30 June 1798 | driven ashore and destroyed C | |
1801-02-13 | HMS Success | French | Ganteaume's expeditions of 1801 | captured, became Succés R | |
1809-12-13 | HMS Junon | French | Roquebert's expedition to the Caribbean | captured, later burnt C | |
1810-08-24 | HMS Nereide | French | Battle of Grand Port | captured, became Néréide C R | |
1810-08-24 | HMS Magicienne | French | Battle of Grand Port | driven ashore and destroyed C | |
1810-08-25 | HMS Sirius | French | Battle of Grand Port | driven ashore and destroyed | |
1810-08-27 | HMS Iphigenia | French | Battle of Grand Port | captured, became Iphigenié R |