His Majesty's Hired armed cutter Brave served the British Royal Navy from 29 August 1798 until 22 April 1799, when the transport Eclipse ran her down off Beachy Head.[1] Brave is sometimes described as a lugger and sometimes as a cutter.
| History | |
|---|---|
 Great Britain | |
| Name | Brave |
| Commissioned | 29 August 1798 |
| Fate | Sunk in collision 22 April 1799 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type | Cutter |
| Tons burthen | 13663⁄94 bm |
| Armament | 2 × 4-pounder guns + 10 × 12-pounder carronades |
During her brief service with the Royal Navy Brave′s captain was Lieutenant Gardiner Henry Guion[2] (or John Guion or Guyon or Gunion). On 21 January 1799 Brave captured Jemmy Nosten.[3] Then on 3 March Brave, together with the hired armed cutter Lord Nelson, captured Baron Von Hopkin and Sverige Lycka.[3]
On 22 April[4][5][6][a] while Brave was escorting a convoy through the English Channel, the transport Eclipse ran her down and sank her.[7] Brave's crew was saved.[8]
On 13 September 1804 prize money for Baron Von Hopkin and Sverige Lycka was paid.[3]
Notes
editCitations
edit- ^ a b c Winfield (2008), p. 389.
- ^ Clowes (1897-1903), Vol. 4, p.550
- ^ a b c "No. 15732". The London Gazette. 28 August 1804. pp. 1072–1073.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (3067). 30 April 1799.
- ^ "Naval Journal". Portsmouth Telegraph or Mottley's Naval and Military Journal. No. 13. 6 January 1800.
- ^ Gosset (1986), p. 21.
- ^ Hepper (1994), p. 91.
- ^ Lloyd's List,[1] - accessed 11 January 2014
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References
edit- Clowes, W. Laird, et al. (1897-1903) The royal navy: a history from the earliest times to the present. (Boston: Little, Brown and Co.; London: S. Low, Marston and Co.).
- Gosset, William Patrick (1986). The lost ships of the Royal Navy, 1793-1900. Mansell. ISBN 0-7201-1816-6.
- Hepper, David J. (1994). British Warship Losses in the Age of Sail, 1650–1859. Rotherfield: Jean Boudriot. ISBN 0-948864-30-3.
- Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-246-7.